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 126-150 of 354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-053133	10-in.	6/13/1940	A cabana in Havana	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-053134	10-in.	6/13/1940	Be happy	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-053135	10-in.	6/13/1940	Angel child	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055501	10-in.	8/8/1940	The call of the canyon	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055502	10-in.	8/8/1940	Our love affair	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055503	10-in.	8/8/1940	Crosstown	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055504	10-in.	8/8/1940	What's your story, morning glory	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055515	10-in.	8/14/1940	Fifth Avenue	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055516	10-in.	8/14/1940	I wouldn't take a million	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055517	10-in.	8/14/1940	A handful of stars	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055518	10-in.	8/14/1940	Old black Joe	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055579	10-in.	9/3/1940	Yesterthoughts	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055580	10-in.	9/3/1940	Falling leaves	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055581	10-in.	9/3/1940	Shadows on the sand	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-055582	10-in.	9/3/1940	Goodbye, little darlin', goodbye	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056106	10-in.	9/12/1940	Five o'clock whistle	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056107	10-in.	9/12/1940	Beat me Daddy, eight to a bar	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056108	10-in.	9/12/1940	Ring telephone, ring	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056479	10-in.	10/11/1940	Make believe ballroom time	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056480	10-in.	10/11/1940	You've got me this way	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056481	10-in.	10/11/1940	A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-056482	10-in.	10/11/1940	I'd know you anywhere	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057610	10-in.	11/8/1940	Fresh as a daisy	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Jack Lathrop	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	BS-057611	10-in.	11/8/1940	Isn't that just like love?	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057612	10-in.	11/8/1940	Along the Santa Fe Trail	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone

(Results 126-150 of 354 records)

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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.