Billboard

Benmont Tench on His First Solo Album In 11 Years & What He Thinks About the Posthumous Tom Petty Releases

The Melancholy Season is the Heartbreaker's second solo album. By Gary Graff Benmont Tench says that “life” is the reason for the 11-year gap between his two solo albums. With The Melancholy Season ...
Forbes

Benmont Tench Shines During Poignant ‘The Melancholy Season’ Solo Set

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 ...
Star Tribune

Pianist Benmont Tench rebounds from Tom Petty’s death, cancer surgery to resume his solo career

Tom Petty’s sudden death in October 2017 was just the first dramatic change in the life of his longtime keyboardist, Benmont Tench. Three months later, Tench’s first child was born. Not long ...
NPR

The Spotlight Shines Bright On A Consummate Sideman's Debut

If you ever form a band, you'll be very lucky to find a collaborator like Benmont Tench. You may know him as the consummate sideman, keyboardist and co-founder of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Or as ...
The New York Times

Benmont Tench, Still a Heartbreaker, Is Carrying on Solo

Starting in the early 1970s, the organist, singer and songwriter was a creative anchor for Tom Petty. On a new solo album, he explores what comes next. Credit... Supported by By Bob Mehr Reporting ...