
Benmont Tench
Acting
Male
Born: September 7, 1953
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Biography
Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III is a founding member of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and one of contemporary music’s finest organ players, piano players, anything- with-keys players. In addition to all of the Heartbreakers recordings, Tench has played on records by Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, the Dixie Chicks, the Replacements, John Prine, Waylon Jennings, John Fogerty, Elvis Costello, the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, just to name a few.
Also Known As
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Benjamin Montmorency Tench III
Known For

Saturday Night Live
October 11, 1975

Live Aid
July 13, 1985

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
October 14, 2007

MTV Video Music Awards
September 14, 1984

Behind the Music
August 17, 1997

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
October 20, 2021

Live Aid
November 16, 2004

Classic Albums
April 14, 1997

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
June 10, 2003

Heartbreakers Beach Party
October 17, 2024

Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
August 03, 2010

The Old Grey Whistle Test
September 21, 1971
