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 Left My Heart at the Stage Door CanteenTex Beneke, Charlie Spivak and Garry Stevens
Timeless Songbooks: Irving Berlin Vol. 2
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A String of PearlsTex Beneke, The Glenn Miller Orchestra and Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
Tuxedo Junction
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(I've Got a Gal In) KalamazooTex Beneke and Marion Hutton
A Memorial (1944-1969)
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Jukebox Saturday NightTex Beneke
Glenn Miller 100e Anniversaire
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St. Louis Blues MarchTex Beneke
St. Louis Blues March / Cherokee Canyon
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)Glenn Miller, Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and The Glenn Miller Orchestra
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