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Death. In 2000 Beneke died from respiratory failure at a nursing home in Costa Mesa, California, aged 86 and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas. He was survived by his wife, Sandra, of Santa Ana, California.
Tex BenekeTex Beneke, the tenor saxophone player and vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra who sang one of its most famous hits, ''Chattanooga Choo Choo,'' and led the band after Miller's plane...
31. Mai 2000 · Tex Beneke, a singer and saxophone player who took over the Glenn Miller Orchestra after Miller's death in World War II, died today at a nursing home in Costa Mesa, Calif. He was 86.
31. Mai 2000 · The Texan, who headed the Miller Orchestra from 1946 to 1950, died Tuesday of respiratory arrest at the Assured Horizons rest home in Costa Mesa. A native of Fort Worth, young Tex acquired his...
Gordon Lee „Tex“ Beneke (* 12. Februar 1914 in Fort Worth , Texas ; † 30. Mai 2000 in Costa Mesa , Kalifornien ) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Saxophonist und Sänger, bekannt als Mitglied der Glenn-Miller -Bigband und nach dessen Tod Leiter von eigenen Bands, die Millers Musik pflegten.
31. Mai 2000 · Gordon “Tex” Beneke, a mainstay of the Glenn Miller Orchestra who took over the reins of the band following the band leader’s death toward the end of World War II, died Tuesday of natural...
31. Mai 2000 · Glenn Miller. Tex Beneke died yesterday. He was a saxophonist and singer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. His voice became familiar on such hits as "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "I Got a Girl in...
