Playbill

Tom Petty Week, Part 1: Jack's Mannequin covers "American Girl"

In case you haven't heard, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are on their way - if you hadn't, you sure will have by the time they get here Friday. For the first installment of Rocks Off's week-long video series of Petty covers, here's Orange County semi-emo band Jack's Mannequin doing "American Girl." - Chris Gray

"American Girl," live in Fort Lauderdale, 2006

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Chris Gray has been Music Editor for the Houston Press since 2008. He is the proud father of a Beatles-loving toddler named Oliver.
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