TEX BENEKE ~ HEY-BA-BA-RE-BOP ~ 1946

TEX BENEKE AND THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA ~ HEY BA BA RE BOP ~ MARCH 28th 1946

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Music

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

[Joans20thCentury]

nice comment, many thanks.

[yowzephyr]

On rare occasions on TV I've seen clips of Tex Beneke singing with the Glenn Miller Band. But only now am I really becoming aware of this guy. He had a great voice and a fantastic stage presence with that face of his. The dude is cool!

[nutshell74]

Considering this was only two years after GM disappeared, its amazing how the orchestra's sound had changed. It had a certain crispness and precision that became more evident under Tex's direction.

[bambasr62]

this song should be in the next fallout

[puglydoodle]

@usmc7242 From my time in the Army in 1981..

I wish all the ladies

were bricks in a pile

and I was a mason

I'd lay 'em all in style.

Hey hey ba ba re bop

hey hey pass the reefa!

[jashary15]

Helen Humes, who was African American, did the original version in 1945; Tex Beneke's was a cover version.

[4205lr]

@emrkinne Miller regarded Tex as a personality. In Al's own words he was introverted despite his talent. Unfortunately, he only got to make one record under his own name.

[emrkinne]

Sometime in '58 or '59 Grand Prix records put out an album with Tex and his band on one side and Millers second tenor Al Klink and his band on the other side. Klink was thought to be the better sax player but miller liked Tex better.

[paulie4m]

@DigFowler , This is from Tex's band after the war. He fronted the band for the Miller estate.

[onhowtobelovely]

I've been crushing on Tex since I was 12. Just sayin'.

[wholesomesweetness86]

Love this! You wouldn't happen to have any of Tex Beneke's recordings with Eydie Gorme? She sang with his band sometime in 1950 or 51. Not sure if they actually released disks with her vocals or if it was strictly on the radio. - Matt

[usmc7242]

we used to sing HEY BOP A REE BOP while running in formation in 1977!