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.

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Tex - 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

In the Mood with Tex Beneke - The Voice and the Sax of the Big Band Era - 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Those Old and Beautiful Songs - 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Glenn Miller Starlit Hour - 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000000Z

My Young and Foolish Heart - 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000000Z

The Swing Band Project, Vol. 3: Glenn Miller in Studio, on Air and on Stage (2020 Remaster) - 2020-04-24T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jazz Sax (Remastered) - 2019-10-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Glenn Miller 1940 - 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Glenn Miller 1939 - 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Christmas Classics - 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000000Z

From The Sony Vault: Christmas With The Big Bands - 2012-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

All-American Patriotic Music - 2011-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Glenn Miller (1940) - 2011-05-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Ramblin' Around - 2009-07-27T00:00:00.000000Z

The Christmas Songs - 2007-09-28T00:00:00.000000Z

1946 Live In Hi-Fi At The Hollywood Palladium - 2006-12-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Martha Stewart Living Music: Jazz For The Holidays - 2005-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Greatest Classics: Xavier Cugat, Guy Lombardo, Tex Beneke - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Moods - Hot - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tex Beneke And His Music In The Miller Mood - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Swingin' Christmas Party - 2002-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Miller, Glenn: Oh, So Good (1939-1943) - 2001-08-08T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best Collection: Tex Beneke the 40's Decade - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need - 2000-03-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Jingle Bell Swing - 1999-08-31T00:00:00.000000Z

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