Tex Beneke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tex Beneke

American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1914

Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 30-May-2000

Profession: conductor, singer, bandleader, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke (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.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat