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Tex Williams
Ramsey, Illinois, USA
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 novel…
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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.
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1958
Born Reckless
Movie Tex Williams
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1950
Gold Strike
Movie Tex
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1950
The Fargo Phantom
Movie Tex Williams
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1949
Coyote Canyon
Movie Tex (as 'Tex' Williams)
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1949
The Pecos Pistol
Movie Ranger Tex Williams
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1949
Prairie Pirates
Movie Tex
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1949
Cheyenne Cowboy
Movie Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
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1949
Silver Butte
Movie Tex Williams
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1945
My Chickashay Gal
Movie Bassist (uncredited)
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1944
Take Me Back to Tulsa
Movie
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1943
Devil Riders
Movie Bass Player
