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 (Results 226-250 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-068791 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Always in my heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068833 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | The president's birthday ball | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068834 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | Angels of mercy | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068835 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Dear Mom | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068836 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | On the old assembly line | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-068837 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | Let's have another cup o' coffee | Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071190 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | Dreamsville, Ohio | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071191 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | Papa Niccolini (The happy cobbler) | Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-071192 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | Jingle bells | Tex Beneke ; Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071193 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | This is no laughing matter | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071860 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | Shhh, it's a military secret | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male duet and mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071861 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | Don't sit under the apple tree (with anyone else but me) | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071862 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | She'll always remember | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071863 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | The lamplighter's serenade | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-071864 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | When Johnny comes marching home | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | PBS-072283 | 10-in. | 5/20/1942 | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-074740 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | That old black magic | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson | Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074741 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | Moonlight becomes you | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson | Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074742 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | Juke box Saturday night | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Female-male vocal duet with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074743 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | Must be jelly ('cause jam don't shake like that) | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074744 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | I'm old fashioned | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074745 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | A pink cocktail for a blue lady | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074746 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | Rainbow rhapsody | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-074747 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | Sleepy town train | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-075091 | 10-in. | 6/17/1942 | Conchita, Marcheta, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; The Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 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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