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)[1] 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]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 454. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
- ^ "Tex Williams | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.