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Tex Williams

Sep 23, 1917 - Oct 11, 1985 (68 years old) in 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 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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Prairie Pirates
Tex
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Cheyenne Cowboy
Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
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Gold Strike
Tex
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Silver Butte
Tex Williams
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Coyote Canyon
Tex (as 'Tex' Williams)
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My Chickashay Gal
Bassist (uncredited)
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Take Me Back to Tulsa
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Devil Riders
Bass Player
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The Pecos Pistol
Ranger Tex Williams
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Born Reckless
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