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 26-50 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Beneke, Tex - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86057051
Wikidata: Tex Beneke - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q488352
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44484300
MusicBrainz: Tex Beneke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/45878222-97a1-414f-9a93-13ff8de5f83f
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