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Birth Name: Gordon Lee Beneke
Born: 12 February 1914 Died: 30 May 2000
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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 Gorme, 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 194
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1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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2. Happy Days (1970)
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3. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
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5. This Is Your Life (1950)
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3. Melody Time (1946)
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5. Trumpet Serenade (1942)
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