Brendan Benson and Cory Chisel, 'American Girl' (Live) -- Video Premiere

While he was crafting his debut album of folk-influenced tunes, 'Death Won't Send a Letter,' Cory Chisel happened to find a spiritual brother in solo rocker and sometime-Raconteurs member Brendan Benson. As the two helped shape the sound of 'Death' and eventually toured together, they also realized that they shared a mutual love for Tom Petty. "The 'Running Down a Dream' documentary had been playing a lot on the bus," Chisel tells Spinner, "and we were all in a very Tom Petty sort of mood."

That mood carried over to a show in Paris, when the two decided to learn the classic Petty track 'American Girl' on the spot for an encore. Chisel said that the Petty encore "worked so well we ended up finishing the show with it every night," and now they've even decided to release a clip of them performing it together backstage at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. Check out the premiere of Chisel and Benson's version of 'American Girl' after the jump.