Tex Beneke
Gordon Lee Beneke, known professionally as Tex Beneke, was born on February 12,
1914, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, singer,
and big band leader who began playing the saxophone at age nine and started his
professional career with bandleader Ben Young in 1935. His breakthrough came
when he joined Glenn Miller's orchestra, contributing notable solos to "In The
Mood" and vocals to "Chattanooga Choo Choo". Beneke appeared in films like Sun
Valley Serenade (1941) and Orchestra Wives (1942). After Miller disbanded his
orchestra to join the U.S. Army Ai...
(I've Got a Gal In) KalamazooTex Beneke and Marion Hutton
A Memorial (1944-1969)
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This is No Laughing MatterTex Beneke, Charlie Spivak, The Stardusters and Garry Stevens
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I Left My Heart at the Stage Door CanteenTex Beneke, Charlie Spivak and Garry Stevens
A Time Of Hope: Broadway 1935-1946
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Juke Box Saturday NightGlenn Miller, Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Movin'
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Little Brown JugTex Beneke, The Modernaires, Glenn Miller Revivals and Stars for Defense
The Best of Glenn Miller
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Juke Box Saturday NightThe Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Modernaires, Tex Beneke and Marion Hutton
Best of -LIVE-
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