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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! (That Cigarette)", which held the number one position on the Billboard chart for sixteen weeks in 1947.
Oct 13, 1985 · Country-western singer, songwriter and actor Tex Williams, best known for his million-selling single “Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette,” has died at the age of 68.
Tex Williams. Soundtrack: Thank You for Smoking. Tex Williams, along with Spade Cooley and Bob Wills, was among the most popular bandleaders in the musical genre known as "western swing" in the 1940s and 1950s (although he used the nickname "Tex", he was actually from Illinois).
Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams was an American Western swing musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke!", which held the...
Tex Williams. Western swing singer/bandleader famed for “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)”. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1970s.
Tex Williams. Soundtrack: Thank You for Smoking. Tex Williams, along with Spade Cooley and Bob Wills, was among the most popular bandleaders in the musical genre known as "western swing" in the 1940s and 1950s (although he used the nickname "Tex", he was actually from Illinois).
Tex Williams was an American Western swing musician, well known for his talking blues style. His most popular song was "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)." Tex was born near Ramsey, IL, the youngest of eleven children.
