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Benmont Tench was a founding member of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and has spent decades as a session musician and ...
Tench has played on records by Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, the Replacements, John Prine, ...
In 1976, the band morphed into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and they were on their way. Hit after hit, the band took that southern rock sound and conquered the globe. Tench was there, stage right, ...
Benmont Tench has not really been out of sight for any truly extended stretch since the Heartbreakers necessarily went their separate ways …. at least not if you have strong eyesight. Since the death ...
Patti Smith has announced a fourth memoir, Bread of Angels, to be published on November 4. The publication date is described ...
Mike Campbell’s new book details long journey from his underprivileged upbringing in Florida through the Heartbreakers' rise ...
There’s no 5,000% tariff on vinyl — yet — so it may be a good time to score some only moderately high-priced LPs this weekend ...
Plus, readers can explore special features with Tom Constanten, Jimmy Vivino, and photographer Cassidy Rose, along with reflections from Benmont Tench, an inside look at MusiCares’ 34th annual ...
Heartbreaker chronicles the well-known addiction struggles of both keyboardist Benmont Tench and bassist Howie Epstein, who died of a heroin overdose in 2002, after a long, slow decline.