Benmont Tench

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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

MTV Video Music Awards

Classic Albums

Behind the Music

The Old Grey Whistle Test

Rockpalast

Live Aid

Live Aid

All Movies (28)

• The Session Man2025 · as Self
• Heartbreakers Beach Party2024 · as Self
• Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free2021 · as Himself
• It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mike Campbell: The Guitars2012 · as Self
• Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes2010 · as Self
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville2008
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream2007 · as Self
• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert2006
• Live Aid2004 · as Self
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)2003 · as Keyboards
• Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert2003 · as keyboards
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore1999 · as Himself
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers1999 · as Self
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg1999 · as keyboards
• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback1995 · as Self
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days1995 · as Self
• Tom Petty: Going Home1994 · as Self
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live1992 · as Self
• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff1989 · as Self
• Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert1986 · as Self
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!1986
• Live Aid1985 · as Self
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College1980 · as Performer
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test1978
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast1977
• Del Shannon: The Runaway—
• Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson— · as Self

All TV Shows (6)

• Behind the Music1997 · as Self
• Classic Albums1997 · as Self
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Rockpalast1974
• The Old Grey Whistle Test1971