Benmont Tench and Ryan Ulyate talk about a new Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers release, 'Live at the Fillmore,' and how it represents a peak moment. Continue to Variety SKIP AD.

Benmont Tench performs on stage at Garcia's. Thursday, May 15, 2025 in Chicago, IL . Photo by Barry Brecheisen. Encountering Tom Petty in Gainesville, Florida for the first time at the age of just ...

Benmont Tench says that “life” is the reason for the 11-year gap between his two solo albums. With The Melancholy Season out Friday (March 7), the keyboardist says that a heavy work load with ...

Benmont Tench, who plays those perfect piano lines and organ fills as a member of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, has just released a solo album. It's called You Should Be So Lucky and contains 10 ...

Benmont Tench has not really been out of sight for any truly extended stretch since the Heartbreakers necessarily went their separate ways …. at least not if you have strong eyesight. Since the ...

When Keyboard Worlds Collide: Steve Nieve & Benmont Tench in Conversation The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers from Elvis Costello's and Tom Petty's bands discuss their respective styles and mutual ...

Benmont Tench III based his song "Like the Sun" on a tour of Los Angeles given to him by a friend, which opened his eyes to the city's true beauty.

Benmont Tench performs with Mudcrutch, the band he and Tom Petty played in before Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, during a reunion tour date at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago in May 2016.

If anyone has a great excuse for taking so long to put out a solo album, it’s Benmont Tench, longtime keyboardist and occasional songwriter with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

A chat with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist and veteran session player Benmont Tench in advance of the band’s sold out show at Fenway Park Saturday. Skip to main content.

Benmont Tench, who plays those perfect piano lines and organ fills as a member of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, has just released a solo album. It's called You Should Be So Lucky and contains 10 ...

Tench, who plays a pair of shows at Largo at the Coronet in LA this month, says the sound of Lennon’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’ and Dylan’s ‘John Wesley Harding’ influe… ...