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.
Filmography
all 8
Movies 5
TV Shows 3
self 1
Themselves
Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 6 (1948)
Movie
Phil Mercer (uncredited)
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Movie
Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-02-12
Deathday2000-05-30 (86 years old)
Birth NameGordon Lee Beneke
Birth PlaceFort Worth, Texas, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGordon Lee Beneke, Tex Beneke and His Orchestra, Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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