Tex Beneke

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
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

(Results 201-225 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.

Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.

"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.