Tex Williams
Tex Williams | |
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Williams in 1967 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sollie Paul Williams |
| Born | August 23, 1917 |
| Origin | Ramsey, Illinois, United States |
| Died | October 11, 1985 (aged 68) Newhall, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, Harmonica |
| Years active | 1946–1978 |
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 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.