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
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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-1055 | 10-in. | 10/1/1947 | You don't have to know the language | Tex Beneke ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1102 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Hankerin' | Tex Beneke ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1103 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | I don't care if it rains all night | Moonlight Serenaders ; Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1104 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | An old sombrero (and an old Spanish shawl) | Moonlight Serenaders ; Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1105 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Lone star moon | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1106 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Dream girl | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1107 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Moonlight whispers | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1157 | 10-in. | 11/13/1947 | Poinciana | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1158 | 10-in. | 11/13/1947 | East of the sun (and west of the moon) | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1159 | 10-in. | 11/13/1947 | Bye-bye blues | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1161 | 10-in. | 11/13/1947 | Ramblin' around | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-1479 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | I have but one heart | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1480 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | Too late | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1505 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | A girl that I remember | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Garry Stevens | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1506 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | Surprise symphony | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-2710 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Beyond the sea | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-2711 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | At the flying "w" | Tex Beneke ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, leader, vocalist | |
Victor | D7VB-2712 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Strange and sweet | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-2713 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Meadowlands (Russian patrol) | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-2714 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Encore, cherie | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-2715 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | A lovely rainy afternoon | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-2716 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | A woman always understands | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-2717 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Congratulations | Moonlight Serenaders ; Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-2740 | 10-in. | 12/23/1947 | Look for the silver lining | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-2741 | 10-in. | 12/23/1947 | Makin' love mountain style | Tex Beneke ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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