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 176-200 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-060914 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | Perfidia | Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060915 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | It's always you | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060916 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Spring will be so sad (When she comes this year) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060917 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | The air minded executive | Tex Beneke ; Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-060918 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Below the equator | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061243 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Boulder buff | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061244 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | The booglie wooglie piggy | Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-061245 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Chattanooga choo choo | Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-061246 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | I know why | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061253 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Don't cry, Cherie | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061254 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Cradle song | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061255 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Sweeter than the sweetest | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061265 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | I guess I'll have to dream the rest | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061266 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Take the 'A' train | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061267 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Peekaboo to you | The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-061268 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | The angels came thru | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-064471 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Under blue Canadian skies | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-064472 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | The cowboy serenade (While I'm rollin' my last cigarette) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-064473 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | You and I | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-064474 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Adios | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067625 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | It happened in Sun Valley | Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio and male vocal quartet | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067626 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | I'm thrilled | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067627 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | The kiss polka | Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067628 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | Delilah | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067629 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | From one love to another | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male 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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