English musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter (1944–2024)
Bobby Tench
Tench performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name
Robert Tench
Also known as
Bob Tench, Bobby Gass
Born
(1944-09-21)21 September 1944
Origin
London, England
Died
19 February 2024(2024-02-19) (aged 79)
Genres
Rock
blues rock
electric blues
Occupations
Musician
guitarist
singer
sideman
songwriter
Instruments
Guitar
bass guitar
vocals
keyboards
Years active
1960s–2024
Labels
A&M
Atco
Epic
Jet
Mercury
Parlophone
Polydor
RCA
RSO
Sanctuary
Stiff
Vertigo
Formerly of
Alan Price & The Electric Blues Company
The Gass
Catch My Soul
Gonzalez
Ginger Baker
Freddie King
Junior Marvin's Hanson
Humble Pie
Van Morrison
The Jeff Beck Group
Streetwalkers
Hummingbird
Musical artist
Robert Tench (21 September 1944 – 19 February 2024) was a British vocalist, guitarist, sideman,[1] songwriter and arranger.[2]
Tench was best known for his work with Freddie King[3] and Van Morrison,[4] as well as being a member of The Jeff Beck Group, Humble Pie, Streetwalkers[1] and Van Morrison band.[5] He was also a founder member of Hummingbird[1] and Gass.[3][6]
At the start of his career he performed and recorded with The Gass and also appeared with Gonzalez, before joining the Jeff Beck Group. He recorded with Ginger Baker before touring with Beck, Bogert & Appice as vocalist and recording sessions with Linda Lewis. Associations with Wailer Junior Marvin and blues guitarist Freddie King followed.
Tench signed to A&M Records and formed Hummingbird, later joining Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney in Streetwalkers. During this period he had brief associations with Boxer and Widowmaker, recording album tracks with each before working with Van Morrison. When his commitments with Morrison came to an end he moved on to work and record with Eric Burdon also Axis Point, before Steve Marriott included him as an official band member in a new lineup of Humble Pie. Tench continued to make live appearances until his death in February 2024, at the age of 79.[7]
^ abc"Bobby Tench". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^"Bobby Tench song writing and arrangement credits". Discogs. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ abLeslie Fran (October 2009). Interview with Bobby Tench. Blues in Britain. p. 18,19,20 Vol 1 issue 94.
^Rogan, Johnny. No Surrender. p. 315,316,325.
^Collis, John. Van Morrison. Inarticulate speech of the heart. p. 236.
^"Bobby Tench". musicbrainz.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
^"Bobby Tench Departed For Better World". DME. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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