Tex Williams

Tex Williams
Williams in 1967
Background information
Born
Sollie Paul Williams

(1917-08-23)August 23, 1917
OriginRamsey, Illinois, United States
DiedOctober 11, 1985(1985-10-11) (aged 68)
Newhall, California, United States
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrumentsvocals, guitar, Harmonica
Years active1946–1978

Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing singer and 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 Hot Country Songs chart for 16 weeks in 1947. "Smoke" was the number-five song on Billboard's Top 100 list for 1947, and was number one on the country chart that year.

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