Birthday
1917/09/23
Day of death
1985/10/11 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ramsey, Illinois, USA
Also know as
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Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", which held the number one position on the Billboard chart for sixteen weeks in 1947. "Smoke" was the No. 5 song on Billboard's Top 100 list for 1947, and was No. 1 on the country chart that year.[2] It can be heard during the opening credits of the 2006 movie, Thank You for Smoking.
(1949) Silver Butte
as Tex Williams
(1949) Prairie Pirates
as Tex
(1949) The Pecos Pistol
as Ranger Tex Williams
(1945) My Chickashay Gal
as Bassist (uncredited)
(1950) The Fargo Phantom
as Tex Williams
(1949) Coyote Canyon
as Tex (as 'Tex' Williams)
(1950) Gold Strike
as Tex
(1943) Devil Riders
as Bass Player
(1944) Take Me Back to Tulsa
as ---
(1949) Cheyenne Cowboy
as Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
(1958) Born Reckless
as Tex Williams