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 101-125 of 354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-047093	10-in.	2/24/1940	Polka dots and moonbeams	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-047094	10-in.	2/24/1940	My! my!	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-047095	10-in.	2/24/1940	Say it	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-047096	10-in.	2/24/1940	Moments in the moonlight	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-047097	10-in.	2/24/1940	Hear my song, Violetta	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-047098	10-in.	2/24/1940	Sierra Sue	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048482	10-in.	3/30/1940	Boog-it	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048483	10-in.	3/30/1940	Yours is my heart alone	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048484	10-in.	3/30/1940	I'm stepping out with a memory	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048485	10-in.	3/30/1940	Alice blue gown	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048486	10-in.	3/30/1940	Wonderful one	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048487	10-in.	3/30/1940	Devil may care	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048488	10-in.	3/31/1940	April played the fiddle	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048489	10-in.	3/31/1940	Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048490	10-in.	3/31/1940	I haven't time to be a millionaire	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048491	10-in.	3/31/1940	Slow freight	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048963	10-in.	4/28/1940	Pennsylvania six-five thousand	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048964	10-in.	4/28/1940	Bugle call rag	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048965	10-in.	4/28/1940	The nearness of you	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048966	10-in.	4/28/1940	W. P. A.	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048967	10-in.	4/28/1940	Mister Meadowlark	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-048968	10-in.	4/28/1940	My blue heaven	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-053130	10-in.	6/13/1940	When the swallows come back to Capistrano	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-053131	10-in.	6/13/1940	A million dreams ago	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-053132	10-in.	6/13/1940	Blueberry Hill	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone

(Results 101-125 of 354 records)

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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.