TEX BENEKE ~ A GAL IN CALICO ~ 1946

TEX BENEKE AND THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA ~ A GAL IN CALICO ~ JULY 16th 1946

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Music

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• TEX
• BENEKE
• GLENN
• MILLER
• BIG
• BAND
• SWING
• JAZZ

[Charliebear65]

great vocalization wonderful harmony

those were the days of taste

[kchaney56]

There is precious little video of him from the 40's. Shame

Wonderful performer, got a raw deal from the Miller family.

[acfinney1]

@MrDavearama Eberle was his featured vocalist. Tex was just a novelty act.

[acfinney1]

@MrDavearama gsmonks ask why Glenn used such a lame singer as Ray Eberle. Glenn wasn't interested in really good singers, because his wonderful sound was derived from the band. Tex was nothing more than a novelty singer, along with Marion and Ernie Caceres. My statement was directed at gsmonks statement.

[MrDavearama]

@acfinney1 Okay, but Tex was a featured vocalist and eventually led the Miller Band. I

don't know where your going with the comment.

[acfinney1]

@MrDavearama Miller said that he didn't want a Sinatra, because he would take away from the band. Glenn knew what he was doing. His band always came before the singer.

[MrDavearama]

@gsmonks - Okay, but why does Miller's band male singer sound so weak in comparison to Tex? Just sound like a chorus boy. Tex sounded like a man, not a parrot.

[ellaswing]

That's is BEAUTIFUL harmonizing as the standard should always be. That's a song to swing to. Unfortunately, it's way too short. I could listen for another five minutes. They will always be sorely missed.

[gsmonks]

@p47flyboy Charts for all the old standards are available. Vocal-wise, all you need is four tenors and an alto. The vocals are 7ths in closely voiced blocks, and any quintet with a fair set of pipes can pull it off. The best place to look for singers is voice students from your local college or university. That's how you track down well-trained singers with natural voices.

[nickellodeon55]

I heard the melody in Warner Bros. cartoons long before I knew its name.