Big Band Library: Collector's Checklists: Tex Beneke 78s

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TEX BENEKE 78s

by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

For the RCA Victor issues, the earliest catalog numbers were labeled as by “The Glenn Miller Orchestra with Tex Beneke” or “Tex Beneke with The Glenn Miller Orchestra,” or “Tex Beneke and The Glenn Miller Orchestra.” In 1947, the band’s billing changed to “Tex Beneke and His Orchestra” and then in 1950 to “Tex Beneke and His Music in the Miller Mood.”

The MGM and Coral discs were, simply, “Tex Beneke and His Orchestra.”

10” singles

Coral 61058, Mr. Peepers / Danny’s Hideaway, 1953 label: blue promo

Coral 61058, Mr. Peepers / Danny’s Hideaway, 1953 label: orange

Coral 61115, Chattanooga Choo Choo / Cimmarron, 1953

Coral 61199, I Know Why / That’s You, That’s Me, That’s Love, 1954

Electrola (G) EG 7608, St. Louis Blues March / Dreamin’ Is My Business, 1953

HMV (Arg) AVL3025, These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)

HMV (E) B.D.1198, An Old Sombrero ( . . . Spanish Shawl) / Sunrise Serenade

HMV (E) B.D.1205, But Beautiful / You Don’t Have to Know the Language

HMV (E) B.D.1248, Tulsa / Blue Champagne

HMV (E) B.D.1252, The Whiffenpoof Song (Ba! Ba! Ba!) / Pin Striped Pants

HMV (E) B.D.5946, One More Tomorrow / Strange Love

HMV (E) B.D.5956, I’m Headin’ for California / Texas Tex, 1948

HMV (E) B.D.5968, Falling Leaves / Star Dust, 1948

HMV (E) B.D.5996, Body and Soul / Stormy Weather ( Keeps Rainin’ . . . ), 1948

HMV (E) B.D.6020, St. Louis Blues March / Cherokee Canyon, 1948

HMV (E) B.D.6038, Poinciana (Song of the Tree) / The Man I Love

HMV (E) B.D.9928, Ichabod / The Headless Horseman

HMV (E) EA 3784, Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Spivak: Stomping Room Only

HMV (E) MH-51, Cynthia’s in Love / A Gal in Calico

HMV (E) MH-76, Makin’ Love Mountain Style / Meadowlands

La Voz De Su Amo (Sp) GY 756, Polvo De Estrellas / Hojas Caidas

MGM 10910, Down in Nashville, Tennessee / Sentimental Music, 1951

MGM 10936, My Love and My Mule / Palladium Patrol, 1951

MGM 10987, The Yodel Waltz / Chesapeake and Ohio, 1951

MGM 11029, The Day Isn’t Long Enough / You Blew Out the Flame, 1951

MGM 11060, Unforgettable / One of These Days One of Your Dreams Is . . .

MGM 11079, ‘S Wonderful / Tennessee Central No. 9, 1951

MGM 11098, The Santa Claus Parade / A Root’n Toot’n Santa Claus, 1951

MGM 11189, Singin’ in the Rain / The Wedding of the Painted Doll

MGM 11423, Diga Diga Doo / Dancer’s Delight, 1953

MGM (E) MGM.383, Down in Nashville Tennessee / Sentimental Music

MGM (E) MGM.397, Blue Moon / Tennessee Central (Number 9)

MGM (E) MGM.403, My Love and My Mule / Palladium Patrol

MGM (E) MGM.884, Singin’ in the Rain / ‘S Wonderful

MGM (Fr) 4109, Singin’ in the Rain / The Wedding of the Painted Doll, 1952

RCA Vic 20-1834, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / I’m Headin’ for California, 1946

RCA Vic 20-1835, It Couldn’t Be True (Or Could It?) / One More Tomorrow, 1946

RCA Vic 20-1858, Strange Love / Cynthia’s in Love, 1946

RCA Vic 20-1859, The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa! Baa! Baa!) / Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop

RCA Vic 20-1914, I Know / Ev’rybody Loves My Baby (My Baby), 1946

RCA Vic 20-1922, Five Minutes More / Texas Tex, 1946

RCA Vic 20-1951, The Woodchuck Song / Passe, 1946

RCA Vic 20-1991, Oh! But I Do / A Gal in Calico, 1946

RCA Vic 20-2016, Falling Leaves / Star Dust, 1946

RCA Vic 20-2017, Uncle Remus Said / Anybody’s Love Song, 1946

RCA Vic 20-2123, Speaking of Angels / It Might Have Been a Different Story

RCA Vic 20-2126, Hoodle Addle / Anniversary Song, 1947

RCA Vic 20-2190, Blues of the R Man / Why Don’t We Say We’re S?, Apr 1947

RCA Vic 20-2234, Through (How Can You Say . . . ) / Sunrise Serenade

RCA Vic 20-2260, My Heart Is a Hobo / As Long As I’m Dreaming, 1947

RCA Vic 20-2273, My Young and Foolish Heart / Moonlight Serenade, 1947

RCA Vic 20-2313, Feudin’ and Fightin’ / How Can I Say I Love You,1947

RCA Vic 20-2337 – see album P-183

RCA Vic 20-2338 – see album P-183

RCA Vic 20-2339 – see album P-183

RCA Vic 20-2340 – see album P-183

RCA Vic 20-2341, Without Music / (How I’ll M You) W Summer Is G, Sep 1947

RCA Vic 20-2374, Body and Soul / Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin’ All . . . )

RCA Vic 20-2424, I Have But One Heart (‘O Marenariello) / Too Late, 1947

RCA Vic 20-2497, A Girl That I Remember / Surprise Symphony, 1947

RCA Vic 20-2566, Lone Star Moon / Oklahoma City, 1947

RCA Vic 20-2584, An Old Sombrero / Dreamy Lullaby

RCA Vic 20-2616, But Beautiful / You Don’t H to Know the Language, Mar 1948

RCA Vic 20-2667, Dream Girl / Moonlight Whispers

RCA Vic 20-2691, Beyond the Sea / Strange and Sweet

RCA Vic 20-2722, St. Louis Blues March / Cherokee Canyon, 1948

RCA Vic 20-2722, St. Louis Blues March / Cherokee Canyon label: dull black '50s

RCA Vic 20-2770, Encore, Cherie / Saturday Date, 1948

RCA Vic 20-2837, A Lovely Rainy Afternoon / Ramblin’ Around, 1948

RCA Vic 20-2898, Makin’ Love Mountain Style / Meadowlands, 1948

RCA Vic 20-2924, Whip-Poor-Will / Look for the Silver Lining, 1948

RCA Vic 20-2932 – see under “Various Artists” album P-217

RCA Vic 20-2956, Hankerin’ / I Don’t Care If It Rains All Night, 1948

RCA Vic 20-3001, A Woman Always Understands / At the Flying “W”, 1948

RCA Vic 20-3112, Poinciana (Song of the Tree) / The Man I Love, 1948

RCA Vic 20-3131, East of the Sun / Blue Champagne

RCA Vic 20-3237, Congratulations / Bye Bye Blues, Jan 1949

RCA Vic 20-3340, Mississippi Flyer / Look Up, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3395, Midnight Serenade / Pin-Striped Pants, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3417, Tulsa / Old Fashioned Song, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3446, The Beautiful Blond From . . . / They Can’t Take That . . .

RCA Vic 20-3476, Lavender Coffin / A Kiss and a Rose

RCA Vic 20-3513, Blues in the Night March / The One Who Gets You, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3527, Ichabod / Katrina, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3528, Headless Horseman / The Merrily Song (Nowhere in . . . )

RCA Vic 20-3553, Over Three Hills / I Can Dream, Can’t I?, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3593, They Say / I’m the Man with the Dreams, 1949

RCA Vic 20-3616, Mother Prairie / Can I Canoe You Up the River?

RCA Vic 20-3648 – see album P-267

RCA Vic 20-3649 – see album P-267

RCA Vic 20-3650 – see album P-267

RCA Vic 20-3703, Dream a Little Longer / Sunshine Cake, 1950

RCA Vic 20-3752, Our Love Story / Java Junction, 1950

RCA Vic 20-3790, I’ve Got a Heart Filled with Love / Busy Signal, 1950

RCA Vic 20-3813, Tzin-Tzun-Tzan / Dreamin’ Is My Business, 1950

RCA Vic 20-3830, The Tunnel of Love / Whispering Rain, 1950

RCA Vic DJ-153~154 (20-2722), St. Louis Blues March / Cherokee Canyon

RCA Vic DJ-227~228 (20-2770), Encore, Cherie / Saturday Date

RCA Vic DJ-385 (20-2898), Makin' Love Mountain Style / Meadowlands

RCA Vic DJ-460 (20-2956), Hankerin' / I Don't Care If It Rains All Night

RCA Vic DJ-509 (20-3001), A Woman Always Understands / t The Flying "W"

RCA Vic DJ-643 (20-3340), Mississippi Flyer / Look Up

RCA Vic DJ-861 (20-3648), Star Dust / Lazy River

RCA Vic DJ-950 (20-3752), Java Junction / Our Love Story

RCA Vic (Arg) 20-2016, Hojas Que Caen / Polvo De Estrellas TB Con La Orquesta De GM

RCA Vic (Arg) 20-2126, Hoodle Addle / Cancion Del Anniversario

RCA Vic (Arg) 20-2374, Cuerpo y Alma / Tiempo Tormentoso

RCA Vic (Arg) 63-0132, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / It Couldn't Be True (Or Could It?)

Vic (Japan) S - 5, St. Louis Blues March

10” albums

RCA Vic P-183, “Prom Date,” Sep 1947 (20-2337, The Sweetheart of Sigma

Chi / Washington and Lee Swing; 20-2338, Alma Mater / The Eyes of Texas;

20-2339, Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech / Anchors Aweigh; 20-2340,

On Wisconsin! / The Notre Dame Victory March)

RCA Vic P-267, “Tex Beneke Plays Hoagy Carmichael,” Feb 1950 (20-3648, Star

Dust / Up a Lazy River; 20-3649, Rockin’ Chair / Lazy Bones; 20-3650,

Georgia On My Mind / Riverboat Shuffle)

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