Benny Krueger
Benny Krueger (June 17, 1899 – April 29, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist. After a short stint with Ross Gorman's band, Krueger's joined the Acme Sextette in New York, which included Miff Mole on trombone, Ernie Holst on violin, and Edwin Taylor Williams on banjo. He had the distinction of being one of the first jazz saxophonists on record. In 1920, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, following a successful tour of England, cut a number of sides for the Victor Talking Machine Company. One of Victor's managers insisted, against the ODJB members' wishes, that a saxophonist be included on their early recordings. Krueger was chosen by Victor as the saxophonist, and he recorded with the ODJB in 1920 to 1921, according to Rust's Jazz Records 1897-1942. Following the ODJB recording date, Krueger recorded numerous sides for Brunswick and Vocalion under his own name, as well as under several pseudonyms. His final recording session was for Columbia Records in May 1934, recording songs from the 1934 Carole Lombard-Bing Crosby film We're Not Dressing. In the 1930s he worked in radio and served as musical director and orchestra conductor for Rudy Vallee and Bob Crosby. He was also a songwriter; "Sunday" was covered by Pat Boone, Lester Young and Louis Jordan). Among his outstanding recordings with his orchestra was "I Don't Know Why" (1931). |
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 396 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | 14522-14524 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | Hello, ‘Tucky! | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 14525-14527 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | I ain’t got nobody to love | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 14528-14530 | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14531-14533 | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | I ain’t got nobody to love | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14534-14536 | 10-in. | 12/22/1924 | Why couldn’t it be poor little me? | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14537-14539 | 10-in. | 12/23/1924 | I’ll see you in my dreams | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14546-14549 | 10-in. | 12/29/1924 | Tell her in the springtime | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14557-14560 | 10-in. | 12/29/1924 | I can’t realize | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14612-14614 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Deep in my heart, dear | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14615-14617 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Dreams | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14618-14621 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Why couldn’t it be poor little me | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14662-14664 | 10-in. | 1/22/1925 | Peter Pan | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14665-14667 | 10-in. | 1/22/1925 | Everything you do | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14720-14723 | 10-in. | 1/26/1925 | Dreams | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14724-14726 | 10-in. | 1/26/1925 | Deep in my heart, dear | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14727-14729 | 10-in. | 1/26/1925 | Does my sweetie do, and how | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra and piano solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14764-14765 | 10-in. | 1/30/1925 | When you and I were seventeen | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14785-14787 | 10-in. | 1/31/1925 | I don’t want to get married | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14788-14790 | 10-in. | 1/31/1925 | Please be good to my old girl | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14818-14820 | 10-in. | 2/5/1925 | No one | Marion Harris ; Phil Ohman | Female vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14821-14824 | 10-in. | 2/5/1925 | When you and I were seventeen | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with piano solo and orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14847-14849 | 10-in. | 2/7/1925 | Oh, Katharina! | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14850-14851 | 10-in. | 2/7/1925 | Titina | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 14957-14960 | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Lady of my cigarette | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 14961-14964 | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Florida | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Krueger, Benny," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112549.
Krueger, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112549.
"Krueger, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
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