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Tex Beneke
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2000
Tex Beneke
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tex Beneke has received more than 374,227 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tex Beneke is the 2,393rd most popular musician, the 12,914th most popular biography from United States and the 981st most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
47.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Tex Beneke ranks 2,393 out of 3,175. Before him are Faust, Marina Tchebourkina, Don Diablo, Richie F
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Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
Tex Beneke | |
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Shep Fields and Beneke, Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, N.Y., May 16, 1947. | |
| Birth name | Gordon Lee Beneke |
| Born | (1914-02-12)February 12, 1914 Fort Worth, Texas, US |
| Died | May 30, 2000(2000-05-30) (aged 86) Costa Mesa, California, US |
| Genres | Big band, swing, jazz, blues |
| Occupation | musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, vocals |
| Formerly of | Glenn Miller Orchestra The Modernaires Eydie Gorme Ronnie Deauville Henry Mancini Norman Leyden |
Musical artist
Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke (BEN-ə-kee; February 12, 1914 – May 30, 2000[1]) 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
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Tex Beneke • Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop!
Tex Beneke (1914-2000) certainly had an odd career. One of the main stars of the Glenn Miller Orchestra during 1938-42 where his good-natured singing and occasional tenor solos helped make such songs as “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “I’ve Got A Gal In Kalamazoo” famous, Beneke spent much of the rest of his life recreating the music from that four-year period. After Miller joined the Air Force, Beneke enlisted with the Navy and led bands in Oklahoma during his period in the service.
He had planned to rejoin Miller after the war but, with Miller’s death, he instead signed up in 1946 to head the Glenn Miller ghost orchestra. Beneke did what he could to give the band his own personality and a fresher repertoire, but since its main purpose was to sound like Miller’s orchestra, there was some inevitable conflict. In 1950 Beneke split with the Glenn Miller estate. However, although he was free from the oversight and he continued leading his own big band for the rest of his career, it always sounded like a relative of Miller’s. Beneke lacked the creativit
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