Benmont Tench

Benmont Tench

9/7/1953 (72 years old)Gainesville, Florida, USA

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.

Filmography (33 titles)

The Session ManMovie

The Session Man

Self · 2025

Heartbreakers Beach Party6.2Movie

Heartbreakers Beach Party

Self · 2024

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free6.8Movie

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

Himself · 2021

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC8.0Movie

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC

Self (archive footage) · 2015

Movie

Mike Campbell: The Guitars

Self · 2012

Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes6.3Movie

Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes

Self · 2010

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from GatorvilleMovie

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville

2008

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream7.6Movie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Self · 2007

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary ConcertMovie

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert

2006

Live Aid9.2Movie

Live Aid

Self · 2004

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)8.0Movie

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)

Keyboards · 2003

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert6.4Movie

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert

keyboards · 2003

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore7.5Movie

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore

Himself · 1999

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 StorytellersMovie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers

Self · 1999

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg7.0Movie

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg

keyboards · 1999

Behind the Music7.3Show

Behind the Music

Self · 1997

Classic Albums7.7Show

Classic Albums

Self · 1997

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback8.0Movie

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback

Self · 1995

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 DaysMovie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days

Self · 1995

9.0Movie

Tom Petty: Going Home

Self · 1994

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway LiveMovie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live

Self · 1992

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff7.0Movie

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff

Self · 1989

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert9.5Movie

Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

Self · 1986

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!10.0Movie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!

1986

Live Aid7.9Movie

Live Aid

Self · 1985

MTV Video Music Awards7.8Show

MTV Video Music Awards

Self · 1984

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College8.0Movie

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College

Performer · 1980

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle TestMovie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test

1978

Saturday Night Live6.9Show

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest · 1975

Rockpalast10.0Show

Rockpalast

1974