Tex Williams
Birthday: 1917-09-23 | Place of Birth: Ramsey, Illinois, USASollie 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1950
Gold Strike
as Tex
1949
Cheyenne Cowboy
as Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
1949
The Pecos Pistol
as Ranger Tex Williams
