Tex Beneke-Chattanooga Choo Choo

[@TheViralSBK]

My gosh. Impossible 4-part harmonies flawlessly sung, in a no-autotune, no-multitracking, no-multiple-takes era.

[@karffiol]

MAAAAN, that's manly voice! I love early 20th century! I want to live in era of Chaplin and Sinatra!

[@wiljones1462]

Tex had chops! His sax and vocals were both awesome.

[@pellelonnquist3843]

Wil Jones agree 100%

[@Kinseydsp]

You are so right he was GREAT!

[@kieran3473]

Wil Jones yep

[@Poisson4147]

He and Coleman Hawkins are my go-to guys for GREAT tenor playing!

[@user-eb5cb6ud1p]

@@kenturnbull1846 This clip was made after he was hired to lead the re-created Miller Orchestra in 1946. It was a slimmed-down version of the legendary AAF Orchestra.

[@bookworm1818]

Been listening to Glenn Miller for almost 8 years now, since i was 15, and I always wondered what this singer's name is. Glad to have finally found him, I love Tex's voice. He had his own sound and quality. Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@pepperwilliams4428]

This guy really was cool! Like his singing!!!!

[@monicarwells2]

Tex was so fine , he was perfect 😳😍😍😍

[@JohnSmith-hs1hn]

Zaddy.

[@edwardbodnarik1136]

Gotta love ol Tex Beneke. I dedicate this song to our Granddaughters Shaina and Heidi The Honey Bunches who now live just north of Chattanooga Tennessee. We love and miss them very much.

[@BigBandNewk]

Nothing and I mean nothing can compare to tex Beneckie and modannaires singing this song with the precision of the Glen Miller Orchestra! I can listen to this all day...there will never be music like this agin and that is sad. this video takes me back to being a kid and listenig to the old standards at my Grandmother's house in Chicago Heights....ahhh memories!

[@notreyf]

This version has never been bettered. Classic. Thanks for posting .

[@Flanning]

You have to realize that, in this era, most of these people are used to being heard almost exclusively on the radio.

[@THEoneNonlyKATSTARR]

tex beneke is adorable

[@goni27]

I love this, there's a real charm to it. love the minimilist appoarch people took to singing in those days. wonderful.

[@johnreichard6698]

The Glenn Miller Story one of the musicals made. This guy is absolutely great.

[@rony41165]

Is this clip from the Glenn miller story

[@user-eb5cb6ud1p]

@@rony41165 No. Tex was written out of the script due to a dispute between him and the Miller Estate. This is from a performance shortly after Tex was appointed to lead the re-formed postwar orchestra.

[@palmyrapalmyra1681]

Love his voice!! & Sax playing!! Wonderful!!!🤌

[@adamb696969]

mannnn... His got one of the most confident voices I've ever heard... ever...

[@1951kvk]

My parents danced to the Miller Orchestra live before I was born. I grew up listening to this music, love it.

[@JHawx909]

Great musicians, wonderful music, great films, classier folks, better style of dress, and it seemed like people just had more fun!

[@Poisson4147]

A good 2/3 of the musicians in the early Beneke band were alumni of one or more of Miller's orchestras. They "knew the book".

[@LieslMcQ]

Thank you so much for posting this. Tex was my cousin and I just can't tell you how happy it made me to see his sweet face again.

[@53Topanga]

I absolutely adore Big Band Music!! What a wonderful era of music!! I wish I had been there!! Thanks for the memories!!!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

He was a rare talent who could do it all. Him and Glen are timeless.

[@kysmet2103]

Wow...thank you for this. I just happened to run across this today, the day my father passed away 3 years ago. This was one of his favorite songs.

[@MrMinecraftjonny]

Happy Birthday, Tex Beneke :)

[@otep062]

i LOVE this music!!! Glenn Miller was the bomb!!!! I think Tex's voice is so awesome... and I love his bored little face. You don't think that that "duh" face of his could produce such an amazing voice. He's a cutie! I'm 33 years old but how I love big band music!

[@dottieku]

I just watched "The Big Band Years" on Vegas PBS tv. I never heard of this person before, but sure knew of Glen Miller. I love all this old stuff!!!

[@Poisson4147]

? Tex was kind of "first among equals" in the Miller band. Lead tenor sax, novelty vocalist (and a heck of a whistler too 😁)

[@4205lr]

At Tex's first recording session as a leader on 2/26/46,they were called the Crew Chiefs. Hal Dickenson was still leading the Moderares as an indepedent group elsewhere.

[@yourtruehomie9618]

They look so tired of performing this song XD

[@monicarwells2]

Your True Homie lol probably was for sure 😩

[@tofiliyoung3711]

They all looked depressed since this was after the disappearance of Glenn Miller

[@motherfuckerjones2695]

That guy's got some dope ass eyes..

[@mlplover6729]

+Thomas Hoare heck ya

[@millionsofrecordsernieb7587]

That's one cool cat!

[@stsweeper22]

Greatest generation!

[@53Topanga]

Just listened to this wonderful video again................love it even more!!

[@edddk12]

They had to be SO professional-on radio all you get is what they're singing and playing-no gimmicks or f/x-just superb talent, rehearsed to perfection. Great clip of great time.

[@nycbbbco]

great post--thank you--BIG BAND MUSIC RULES!!!

[@4205lr]

He didn't "steal" the Miller band. He was asked to form the new band in 1946 by Miller's widow and attorney David Mackay.

[@noni44]

So good. Thank you !

[@davidrubin2461]

Awesome, although I like the version from "Sun Valley Serenade" a little more

[@patriot3431]

It is not the same without Glenn Miller

[@peterpansplayground]

@@patriot3431 is this about the time after they disappeared?

[@patriot3431]

This was after WW2 and Glenn Miller vanished over the English Channel in 1944.

[@peterpansplayground]

@@patriot3431 thanks for the info. :)

[@perpieta]

@THEoneNonlyKATSTARR You took the words right out of my mouth! Love Tex and this video.

[@munk237]

Tex sure had some pipes on him

[@4205lr]

The Miller story was made in 1953. Tex was not hated by helen Miller. He was only removed from the leadership because he was trying to modernize the band instead of playing the same old tunes. In fact, Don Haynes was the manager of the band along with attorney David Mackay who was looking after the Miller estate.

[@SpiffyGriffy47]

Love This song

[@Whitelitr]

Gee he sure does have a swell voice...

[@BigBandNewk]

For anyone who loves big band music you must see Shout! Big Band Experience. They are a 18 piece orchestra out of Beecher, Illinois. Outstanding, i took my Mom and family to see them at Scrementi's restaraunt in Steger, Il. Also The Glen Miller Experience is another outstanding band to see. It really brings you back

[@zeikerd]

oh wow, this is faster than the 1941 movie's version and waaayyyyy faster than the later Tex versions on YT. Sweet!

[@elbernal60]

¡Qué adictiva es esta versión...!

[@jimbo97]

I'd never seen this clip before! My cousin Jerry Smith played drums for Tex Beneke post-war. Can't tell if it is him on drums in this clip.

[@SimonOfFortune]

I'm used to the Glenn Miller SVS version, so this was pretty interesting ^-^

[@georgegarchitorena]

Yep. The SVS version is pretty common.

[@goldenoldiesPete]

Tex Benecke forever!!

[@TheZackBriggs]

Love that trademark whistle.

[@SuperCaRION]

This is the best version.

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

Sun valley serenade is better

[@swaable]

wonderful to see how real 240p music actually can sound better than modern 1080p 'music'

[@4205lr]

This is from a musical short filmed in Septembert 1946.

[@tangerineviolet]

I adore tex

[@steveruggia4716]

una joya de la música

[@windingroad9678]

Nay it's theirs they luv it

[@atronic92]

The whistling at the beginning is really cool.

[@mondoshrimpo]

Damn that was one good looking man

[@allycavanaugh5710]

mondoshrimpo Yes he was!

[@askovarjorinne9074]

perfect

[@lnefouse]

This ones for you Mom..We know how you loved this music..RIP

[@DickCabeza123]

Wonderful

[@elbatosarosatodriguez9769]

Cure 🇵🇷

[@karffiol]

same here :))

[@radiowwww]

Tex is a new item in history for me. He certainly had some pipes, for cure.

[@Poisson4147]

He was considered to be one of the best tenor-sax bluesmen in the business. To my ears he's up there with people like Coleman Hawkins.

[@newnetnerd]

I used to sing this song as I danced across the flight-line when I was in the Air Force. Everybody thought I was crazy.

[@juanmonge8]

I like how when the song is finished the singers say "fuck it" , and just walk off.

[@swaable]

I stil have my recordplayer set up in my room, with all tex's records :p

[@Juliaflo]

@MrGamefreak197 You said it. Props to Harry Warren for composing such soothing and singable music.

[@820south3]

I think I was born in the wrong era...what great music!

[@voltape]

I WAS born in the right era! 1935 - I was 7 in 1942 - I remember Pearl Harbor!

[@shorty332]

I think the date the Fred Astaire was born was perfect. He lived through the best of times.

[@unescoworldheritagesite7508]

@@voltape not sure that's a good thing but you certainly seen much

[@MrGamefreak197]

Screw today's musical "talents". This is the real deal.

[@tlsafir]

=] awesome

[@DISRUPTOR40]

@53Topanga I have to agree with you 100 %

[@tonymcgrew2774]

And that's how I got a crush on a guy who's probably dead by now 🙀

[@harryjansen6990]

Oh yes, quite awhile ago, but surely handsome here!

[@r6sty577]

Ur gay. I really Hope you changed ur ways after 3 years.

[@draconpost]

240p and 1080p are the resolutions, but youtube sets higher audio quality when played in HD, you should say about modern music recorded in lossless, high audio quality, anyways this music should be listened to on analog, but sadly we aren't gonna listen to it like that anymore :( now imagine that in 50 years from now people will listen to 009soundsystems and say it was awesome (just kidding)

[@4205lr]

Apparently, at this time(September 1946) they were called the Crew Chiefs, after Glenn's AEF group.

[@user-eb5cb6ud1p]

Yes, led by Artie Malvin who led the CC.

[@etorimani1]

SALUDOS..........SE CONOCE AL MAESTRO ---TEX BENNEKE EN OTROS VIDEOS SALE DE CHUMPA DE CUERO Y DE GORRA.PERO ERA EXCELENTE. sinceramente etorimani1 desde EL SALVADOR CENTRO AMERICA 21.09.09. P.D.---------MIS RESPETO PARA EL MAESTRO GLENN MILLER.POR SIEMPRE.

[@davidclarke10]

How did you like bigband compare to later oldies rock and roll with morown?

[@markxxx21]

Too funny

[@malamri424]

Fallout 5 should have trains

[@12Lukebott]

I :) at Glenn Millers song chattanooga choo choo

[@rkmugen]

I'd love to sing this style too!!! Too bad my voice sucks and I'm too camera shy! =\

[@ninjutsukan]

@jabsco23 true FACT lol...we sounded good, and I got a thumbs up from this lady who handles jazz music at her recording studio, but I'm only 16, so I still have a LONG way to go. And of course there's never anything as good as the original

[@1Garagehero]

They look a little stiff, probably the 8th take and the director was probably making them nervous, but what a fantastic sound. What a great orchestra. Is it Glenn Miller? And what a great voice. Tex was awesome. Is that Marion Hutton singing with the quartet. Perfect harmony. One reason there was an explosion of great music in America from the 1920s to the 50s was that every high school back then had a music department which taught voice, instruments, orchestra and lots of music theory. Many high schools today dont teach as intensly or have dropped music altogether. Look at all the crappy "music" today, or should I say, "autotune".

[@tonerow7603]

The vocal group was The Crew Chiefs and the female singer was Lillian Lane.

[@Poisson4147]

Sadly by this time Glenn was long gone. His plane was lost over the English Channel on Dec. 15th 1944. For decades it was thought the plane carrying him and another officer had been hit by jettisoned RAF bombs. Later research using modern forensic methods showed that was impossible: the plane was positively ID'ed by coast spotters at a time and position that put it at the wrong place and wrong time to have been anywhere near the bombers. What the new investigation found is even sadder, because it turns out that the crash was totally avoidable IF people had followed standard safety rules: > The plane was known to have a defective fuel de-icer, but was patched and sent out rather than being properly repaired. > Neither Maj. Miller nor the other officer got clearance for the flight. If they had asked they would have almost certainly been ordered to stand down, due to the bad weather that day. > The pilot agreed to make the trip despite not being trained for bad-weather flying. So take your pick: mechanical failure, pilot error, or maybe both.

[@ninjutsukan]

i do mah best! My goal is to bring jazz back to the spotlight, cuz the current ''pop'' music needs to go. Jazz and anything big band is the best for a mood boost or to relax you, and more people need to realize that..

[@eduardomoreno559]

I was never ment to be in 2012

[@hobbygamer6220]

Inspiration to Magic Bus by The Who ?

[@oliviaslife2625]

I have a solo on this "pardon me boy is that the chaganoga choo choo" in school!

[@sodpoo]

No one whistles like Tex !! Is that the Modernairs (sp) backing him up?

[@Poisson4147]

No. They'd gone out on their own when Miller went into the AAF in 1942. This group is the Crew Chiefs who were carried over from the AAF Orchestra. The Modernaires didn't rejoin Tex until the 1950s, after he'd split with the Miller Estate.

[@lnefouse]

shades of my mother...g-d rst her soul

[@aaronrobinson8313]

What year is this guys please?

[@joselordarciga3739]

1946

[@LapanConnor]

it's odd to think that the music HAD to be recorded separately from the video, to think of cameras with no mic.

[@lnefouse]

Damn, This is what I'm talkin about...CAN I HAVE AN AMEN???

[@dahsuerk]

What movie?

[@Poisson4147]

It's a sound short, possibly a "Soundie". They were sort of predecessors of modern music videos.

[@anissueofursincerity]

What is this clip from?

[@Poisson4147]

It's a 1946 musical short, possibly a "Soundie". They were kind of like an early form of music videos.

[@MrAnalChrist]

@Ryukil Haha what are you 70?

[@TheLivingSeven]

@bkutscher To actually believe that would be an insult to the people who created such technology to make the process easier.

[@rogersteixeira9941]

❤️😁😘❤️‍🩹😊Brasil Anápolis 🇧🇷

[@Wolfsky9]

I wonder what this is from---does anyone know ?? ------------------------WolfSky9, 71 y/o

[@peterpansplayground]

as per the comment down below, it's from a musical filmed short filmed in September 1946. they didn't specify from which, though.

[@MrHigherplane]

pardon me boy lol

[@jamiewade]

MrHigherplane LMFAO

[@DickCabeza123]

Wom

[@FernandoHorna]

Playback speed at 0.85x seems to be the original tempo. The one in the video is too fast.

[@BryanAlexander2005]

I wonder how they felt knowing Glenn wasn’t there.

[@hobbygamer6220]

Where was he ?

[@user-eb5cb6ud1p]

@@hobbygamer6220 Uh, google is your friend. Miller was lost in a plane crash over the English Channel on Dec. 15th, 1944. The most recent investigation put blame on a poorly-maintained aircraft combined with a pilot who agreed to the trip despite bad weather. The sad, frustrating part is that if ANYONE - the repair crew, the pilot, or even Miller himself who signed on for a risky trip - had followed standard safety protocols he'd have been with us for years to come.

[@ik4muzu]

I love this music, don't get me wrong, but why people acted like my classmates when they make a presentation in front of the class? I'm not making fun of them, it's just an old question of mine