Encountering Tom Petty in Gainesville, Florida for the first time at the age of just 11, Benmont Tench would become a crucial component in the sound of one of America’s great songwriters, tickling the ...

Benmont Tench will release a new solo album, The Melancholy Season, on March 7. Produced by Jonathan Wilson, it includes performances by Taylor Goldsmith, Sara Watkins, Jenny O. and Sebastian ...

“Instead of a release party,” says Tench, “I had a final gig before I had to go in.” Post-surgery, Tench waited until he regained the use of his voice again to speak and sing before releasing The ...

While Tench was playing, I watched the faces of some of the people in the audience: they were entranced watching him play. Tench soaked up all of the crowd’s energy and adoration and returned it ...

Former Tom Petty keyboardist Benmont Tench isn't interested in playing again as the Heartbreakers. He says he's open to the idea of playing with the others in various groupings, but that things simply ...

A Vulture series in which studio musicians select their best performances. “I realized, ‘They’re not firing me. They just don’t need me on one of the songs.’” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: ...

A second judge rejected a plea deal that would have sent a man to prison for up to 2 ½ years for allegedly dumping a Belmont man's body in a dumpster after he died. Superior Court Judge George C. Bell ...

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 both Tom ...

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