“I got nervous, thinking to myself, ‘God, I can’t possibly follow that.’” Tom Petty played with George Harrison and Bob Dylan. But Crosby, Stills & Nash was the one act that left him literally shaking

Growing up Gainesville, Florida, Tom Petty lived among some of rock’s future guitar greats. Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder lived in the area and says he gave Petty guitar lessons (although Petty said Felder taught him piano). Another future (and founding) Eagle, Bernie Leadon, also hailed from the area, and his brother Tom played in Mudcrutch, Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers band. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young perform at Oakland Colosseum, Oakland, California, July 13, 1974. (Image credit: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)So it was a stunning turn for Petty when Crosby, Stills and Nash opened for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on a string of dates in the summer of 2010.