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Tex Beneke

real name Gordon Beneke

Fort Worth, United States · 1914-02-12 – 2000-05-30

Tex Beneke is credited on 1,155 releases across 233 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,155

Credits

233

Albums

7

Decades active

65

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American saxophonist, vocalist, and bandleader.
Born February 12, 1914, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Died May 30, 2000, Santa Ana, California, USA.
Beneke sang on the recording of many of the Glenn Miller Orchestra most popular songs including "In The Mood" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
Tex Beneke and his Orchestra became one of the most successful of the postwar big bands as singers and ballads became more popular.

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1,155 releases · 233 albums · active 1950–2017

  • Performance · 2,649
  • Other credits · 256

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

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