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 151-175 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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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