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 201-225 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-067630 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | Elmer's tune | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067741 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Says who? Says you, says I! | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-067742 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Orange Blossom Lane | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067743 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Dear Arabella | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067744 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | The man in the moon | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067745 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Ma-ma-Maria (Fee-dle, ee-dle-lee, fee-dle, ee-dle-la) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067746 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | This time the dream's on me | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068066 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Humpty-Dumpty heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068067 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Everything I love | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal choir | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068068 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | A string of pearls | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068069 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Baby Mine | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068071 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Day dreaming | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068418 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Moonlight sonata | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Chummy MacGregor | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068419 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Slumber song | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with humming | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068420 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | (There'll be blue birds over) The white cliffs of Dover | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068421 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | We're the couple in the castle | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068422 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | It happened in Hawaii | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068456 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Moonlight cocktail | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068457 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Happy in love | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068458 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Fooled | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068459 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Keep 'em flying | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068460 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Chip off the old block | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068461 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | The story of a starry night | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068789 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Skylark | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068790 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | When the roses bloom again | 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 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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