Beneke, Gordon
Born: Feb 12, 1914 AD
Died: 2000 AD, at 86 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Saxophonist
Died: 2000 AD, at 86 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Saxophonist
1914 - Born on the 12th of February in Fort Worth, Texas.
1935 - He worked with bandleader Ben Young.
1941 - Appeared with the Miller band in the films "Sun Valley Serenade" and "Orchestra Wives".
1942 - Beneke played very briefly with Horace Heidt before joining the Navy himself, leading a Navy band in Oklahoma.
1945 - He was discharged and formed a new band in conjunction with Glenn Miller's estate.
1972 - Beneke agreed to re-record some of his Miller vocals for Time-Life Records' set of big band recreations.
1990 - He suffered a stroke and was forced to give up the saxophone but continued to conduct and sing.
1996 - Beneke was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
- He settled in Costa Mesa, California and remained active toward the end of that decade.
1998 - Launched another tour paying tribute to the Army Air Force Band.
2000 - Died on the 30th of May from respiratory failure at Costa Mesa, California.
1935 - He worked with bandleader Ben Young.
1941 - Appeared with the Miller band in the films "Sun Valley Serenade" and "Orchestra Wives".
1942 - Beneke played very briefly with Horace Heidt before joining the Navy himself, leading a Navy band in Oklahoma.
1945 - He was discharged and formed a new band in conjunction with Glenn Miller's estate.
1972 - Beneke agreed to re-record some of his Miller vocals for Time-Life Records' set of big band recreations.
1990 - He suffered a stroke and was forced to give up the saxophone but continued to conduct and sing.
1996 - Beneke was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
- He settled in Costa Mesa, California and remained active toward the end of that decade.
1998 - Launched another tour paying tribute to the Army Air Force Band.
2000 - Died on the 30th of May from respiratory failure at Costa Mesa, California.
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