Tex Beneke

Tex Beneke

Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke ( BEN-ə-kee; February 12, 1914 – May 30, 2000) was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers who worked with Miller. His band is also associated with the careers of Eydie Gormé, Henry Mancini and Ronnie Deauville. Beneke also solos on the recording the Glenn Miller Orchestra made of their popular song "In The Mood" and sings on another popular Glenn Miller recording, "Chattanooga Choo Choo". Jazz critic Will Friedwald considers Beneke to be one of the major blues singers who sang with the big bands of the early 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1914 (Fort Worth), Died May 30, 2000 (Costa Mesa)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, leader, vocalist, tenor saxophone

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-068791	10-in.	1/8/1942	Always in my heart	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068833	10-in.	1/5/1942	The president's birthday ball	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068834	10-in.	1/5/1942	Angels of mercy	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068835	10-in.	1/8/1942	Dear Mom	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-068836	10-in.	1/5/1942	On the old assembly line	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	BS-068837	10-in.	1/5/1942	Let's have another cup o' coffee	Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071190	10-in.	10/20/1941	Dreamsville, Ohio	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071191	10-in.	10/20/1941	Papa Niccolini (The happy cobbler)	Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	BS-071192	10-in.	10/20/1941	Jingle bells	Tex Beneke ; Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071193	10-in.	10/20/1941	This is no laughing matter	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071860	10-in.	2/18/1942	Shhh, it's a military secret	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male duet and mixed vocal ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071861	10-in.	2/18/1942	Don't sit under the apple tree (with anyone else but me)	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071862	10-in.	2/18/1942	She'll always remember	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071863	10-in.	2/18/1942	The lamplighter's serenade	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071864	10-in.	2/18/1942	When Johnny comes marching home	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	PBS-072283	10-in.	5/20/1942	(I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-074740	10-in.	7/15/1942	That old black magic	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074741	10-in.	7/15/1942	Moonlight becomes you	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074742	10-in.	7/15/1942	Juke box Saturday night	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Female-male vocal duet with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074743	10-in.	7/15/1942	Must be jelly ('cause jam don't shake like that)	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074744	10-in.	7/16/1942	I'm old fashioned	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074745	10-in.	7/16/1942	A pink cocktail for a blue lady	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074746	10-in.	7/16/1942	Rainbow rhapsody	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-074747	10-in.	7/16/1942	Sleepy town train	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-075091	10-in.	6/17/1942	Conchita, Marcheta, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; The Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal ensemble	vocalist

(Results 226-250 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed September 15, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.

Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.

"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 September 2024.