Tex Williams

Born: 1917-09-23

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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Devil Riders

as Bass Player
Released: 1943-11-05

A crooked lawyer and his gang are trying to steal some government land meant for a stagecoach...

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Born Reckless

as Tex
Released: 1958-11-02

Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to...

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The Fargo Phantom

as Tex Williams
Released: 1950-02-09

This entry in Universal's series of "Musical Westerns" shorts has Tex Williams, assisted by...

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The Pecos Pistol

as Ranger Tex Williams
Released: 1949-10-27

A partial remake of and using footage from 1941's "Rawhide Rangers" this Western short is about...

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Cheyenne Cowboy

as Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
Released: 1949-02-02

Cheyenne Jones comes to the Blue River Ranch and asks for a job as a cowpuncher. Actually,...

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Gold Strike

as Tex
Released: 1950-03-30

Musical western short

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Coyote Canyon

as Tex (as 'Tex' Williams)
Released: 1949-11-17

This film and the 1950 short "The Fargo Phantom" were edited together and released as a feature...

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Prairie Pirates

as Tex
Released: 1949-05-05

In this remake of and using stock-footage from 1941's "Arizona Cyclone," Tex is a daredevil...

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