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Tex Beneke

United States • 1914-02-12 – 2000-05-30

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Biography

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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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

1,331 releases · 231 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,038
  • Other credits · 324

Studios: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium · Sahara Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas · Cafe Rouge Hotel Pennsylvania, N.Y.C. · Carnegie Hall

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