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 151-175 of 354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-057613	10-in.	11/8/1940	Do you know why?	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057648	10-in.	11/15/1940	Somewhere	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057649	10-in.	11/15/1940	Yes, my darling daughter	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057661	10-in.	11/22/1940	A stone's throw from heaven	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057662	10-in.	11/22/1940	Helpless	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057663	10-in.	11/22/1940	Long time no see, baby	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-057664	10-in.	11/22/1940	You are the one	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058172	10-in.	12/13/1940	Anvil chorus	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058173	10-in.	12/13/1940	Anvil chorus	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058174	10-in.	12/13/1940	Frenesi	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058805	10-in.	12/27/1940	The mem'ry of a rose	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058806	10-in.	12/27/1940	I do, do you? (Do you believe in love)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058807	10-in.	12/27/1940	Chapel in the valley	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058808	10-in.	12/27/1940	Prairieland lullaby	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058884	10-in.	1/17/1941	Ida! Sweet as apple cider	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist
Victor	BS-058885	10-in.	1/17/1941	Song of the Volga boatman	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058886	10-in.	1/17/1941	The one I love (belongs to somebody else)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058887	10-in.	1/17/1941	You stepped out of a dream	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058888	10-in.	1/17/1941	I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-058889	10-in.	1/17/1941	Sun Valley jump	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-060331	10-in.	1/16/1941	Bugle call rag	Metronome All Star Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-060332	10-in.	1/16/1941	One o'clock jump	Metronome All Star Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-060911	10-in.	2/19/1941	When that man is dead and gone	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-060912	10-in.	2/19/1941	The spirit is willing	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-060913	10-in.	2/19/1941	A little old church in England	Dorothy Claire ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone

(Results 151-175 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.