| Birth: | Feb. 12, 1914
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Texas, USA | | Death: | May 30, 2000
Santa Ana
Orange County
California, USA | 
Big Band Singer, Musician, Actor. A saxophone player and singer, he preformed in the Ben Young Orchestra from 1935 to 1937 before joining the legendary Glenn Miller band in 1938. His vocal work includes "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo," "Chattanooga Choo Choo," and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree." Tex started his own band called 'Tex Beneke and His Orchestra.' In 1946, Glenn Miller's widow made a request that Tex take over leadership of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He starred in the television series "Cavalcade of Bands" (1949) and "Sweet Serenade" (1950).
Cause of death: Respiratory arrest
Search Amazon for Tex Beneke | | | Burial:
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Texas, USA |
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