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 26-50 of 354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-037180	10-in.	6/2/1939	I'm sorry for myself	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037181	10-in.	6/2/1939	Back to back	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037182	10-in.	6/2/1939	Slip horn jive	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037675	10-in.	6/22/1939	Oh, you crazy moon	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037676	10-in.	6/22/1939	Ain't cha comin' out?	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-037699	10-in.	6/27/1939	The day we meet again	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038138	10-in.	7/26/1939	Starlit hour	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038139	10-in.	7/26/1939	Blue orchids	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038140	10-in.	7/26/1939	Glen Island Special	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038141	10-in.	7/26/1939	Love with a capital "You"	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Kay Starr	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038142	10-in.	7/26/1939	Baby me	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Kay Starr	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038143	10-in.	7/26/1939	My isle of golden dreams	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038170	10-in.	8/1/1939	In the mood	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038171	10-in.	8/1/1939	Wham (Re-bop-boom-bam)	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038172	10-in.	8/1/1939	An angel in a furnished room	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038173	10-in.	8/1/1939	Twilight interlude	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038174	10-in.	8/1/1939	I want to be happy	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038175	10-in.	8/1/1939	Farewell blues	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038200	10-in.	6/27/1939	Wanna hat with cherries	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038201	10-in.	6/27/1939	Sold American	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with chant	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038202	10-in.	6/27/1939	Pagan love song	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038261	10-in.	7/12/1939	Ding-dong! The witch is dead!	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038262	10-in.	7/12/1939	Over the rainbow	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038263	10-in.	7/12/1939	The little man who wasn't there	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-038264	10-in.	7/12/1939	The man with the mandolin	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.

Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.

"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.