16 Facts About Benmont Tench

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Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III was born on September 7,1953 and is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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Benmont Tench's father was born and raised in the city of Gainesville, and served as a circuit court judge.

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Petty and Benmont Tench played together as members of The Sundowners in 1964.

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The Benmont Tench family's garage was a frequent practice site for the band.

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Benmont Tench attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and subsequently Tulane University in New Orleans.

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Benmont Tench has received two ASCAP songwriting awards: in 1995 for "Stay Forever" and in 2001 for "Unbreakable Heart".

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Benmont Tench wrote songs for Kimmie Rhodes and Lone Justice.

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Benmont Tench penned one of the songs on the album, named "The Price," sung by Sara Watkins and himself.

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Benmont Tench has worked extensively with other musicians, playing keyboards on hundreds of songs on albums such as Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna, Bob Dylan's Shot of Love, along with other musical greats such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Alanis Morissette, Eurythmics, Fiona Apple, U2, X among many more.

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In 2009, Benmont Tench frequently appeared with the Watkins Family Hour at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles.

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Benmont Tench has appeared at the Largo and at the Fillmore in San Francisco as a special guest with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and accompanied the Dave Rawlings Machine on part of their west coast tour in spring 2010.

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In 2014, Benmont Tench released his first solo album, titled You Should Be So Lucky.

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Benmont Tench added keyboard parts to Stevie Nicks' album 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault.

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Benmont Tench reunited with Mudcrutch to record the band's second album, Mudcrutch 2.

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Benmont Tench played on three songs from The Who's album WHO, released in December 2019.

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In 2015, Benmont Tench married his second wife, author Alice Carbone Benmont Tench.