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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 326-350 of 354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-2742	10-in.	12/23/1947	St.Louis blues march	Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D7VB-2751	10-in.	12/27/1947	Cherokee canyon	Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	D7VB-2752	10-in.	12/27/1947	Saturday date	Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D7VB-2753	10-in.	12/27/1947	Whip-poor-will	Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D9VB-0415	10-in.	3/9/1949	The beautiful blonde from Bashful Bend	Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0416	10-in.	3/9/1949	Tulsa	Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo with jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0417	10-in.	3/9/1949	Old fashioned song	Glenn Douglas ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, leader
Victor	D9VB-0504	10-in.	1/7/1949	Midnight serenade	Tex Beneke Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D9VB-0505	10-in.	1/7/1949	Look up	Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D9VB-0506	10-in.	1/7/1949	Mississippi flyer	Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	D9VB-0524	10-in.	1/29/1949	Pin-striped pants (and cutaway coat)	Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, saxophone
Decca	104017		1/18/1958	Sweet Eloise	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104018		1/18/1958	A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104019		1/18/1958	Moonlight cocktail	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104020		1/19/1958	Don't sit under the apple tree	Tex Beneek Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104021		1/19/1958	Wham! Rebop born bam	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104022		1/19/1958	I've got a gal in Kalamazoo	Tex Beneek Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104024		1/20/1958	Elmer's tune	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104025		1/20/1958	Booglie wooglie piggy	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104026		1/20/1958	Serenade in blue	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104027		1/21/1958	Chattanooga choo choo	Tex Beneek Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	104028		1/21/1958	Perfidia	Tex Beneek Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	L 7344		9/1/1953	Chattanooga choo choo	Tex Beneek Orchestra		leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	L 7345		9/1/1953	Danny's hideaway	Tex Beneek Orchestra		leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	L 7346		9/1/1953	Mr. Peepers	Tex Beneek Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 326-350 of 354 records)

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.