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Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke 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.
Birth Name
Gordon Lee Beneke
Born
Thursday, 12 February 1914
Died
Tuesday, 30 May 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| In Search of... | Self | 1977 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Happy Days | Self | 1970 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Orchestra Leader | 1959 |
| Your Chevrolet Showroom | Self | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Self | 1951 |
| Kreisler Bandstand | Self | 1951 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| In Search of... | Self | 1977 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Happy Days | Self | 1970 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Orchestra Leader | 1959 |
| Your Chevrolet Showroom | Self | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Self | 1951 |
| Kreisler Bandstand | Self | 1951 |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self - Orchestra Leader | 1948 |
| Orchestra Wives | Phil Mercer | 1942 |
| Sun Valley Serenade | Orchestra Member | 1941 |
