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Tex Beneke
Actor
Born February 12, 1914Died May 30, 2000 (86 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1976 | In Search of... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Orchestra Leader |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self - Orchestra Leader |