Editing Benmont Tench (section)

==Education==
Tench attended [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], and subsequently [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]].<ref>Doerschuk, Robert L.: "Benmont Tench"  ''[[Keyboard Magazine]]'', May 1995, pages 26–28</ref>  While on a college break, Tench went to a concert by [[Mudcrutch]], Petty's band, with an opening act from nearby [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. Afterwards, he sat in with the band on several different sessions, then went back to school. Soon after, Petty called Tench and asked him to quit school and join Mudcrutch full-time, which after long deliberation, Tench agreed to; but before he would leave school, Petty had to convince Tench's father that his son had a promising music career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildbluegator.com/benmont/bio.htm |title=Bio |publisher=Wildbluegator.com |access-date=2014-02-17}}</ref>