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 101-125 of 396 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | 7151-7153 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | Doo-dah blues | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7154-7156 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | Granny | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7258-7260 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | Cutie | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7690-7693 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Pick me up and lay me down in dear old Dixieland | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7694-7696 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Little tin soldier | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8146-8148 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Stumbling | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8164-8166 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Swanee bluebird | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8167-8169 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Sweet Indiana home | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8424-8426 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | Who'll take my place? | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8427-8429 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | Struttin' at the Strutter's Ball | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8477-8479 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | Away down South | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8553-8554 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1922 | Blue | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8556-8557 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1922 | Haunting blues | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9045-9046 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Some of these days | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9227-9229 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | The thief | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9230-9232 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | Dumbell | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9262-9264 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | Where the bamboo babies grow | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9492-9494 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1922 | Open your arms, my Alabamy | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9495-9497 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1922 | Nothing but | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9717-9719 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1923 | You’ve got to see Mamma every night | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9720-9722 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1923 | Lovin’ Sam | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9900-9903 | 10-in. | 2/13/1923 | Liza | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 9933-9936 | 10-in. | 2/16/1923 | Wet yo’ thumb | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9950-9951 | 10-in. | 2/20/1923 | Peggy, dear | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | 9959-9961 | 10-in. | 2/21/1923 | You know you belong to somebody else | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Krueger, Benny," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112549.
Krueger, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112549.
"Krueger, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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