Tex Williams
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.832 |
Birthday | 1917-09-23 |
Place of Birth | Ramsey, Illinois, USA |
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1949
Silver Butte
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Shipments of silver are going astray after leaving the mine, and Tex and his pals investigate. With 3 songs.
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Silver Butte
1949
Prairie Pirates
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In this remake of and using stock-footage from 1941's "Arizona Cyclone," Tex is a daredevil freight-line driver who, with the aid of his pals Smokey a...
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Prairie Pirates
1949
The Pecos Pistol
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A partial remake of and using footage from 1941's "Rawhide Rangers" this Western short is about a ranger who pretends to turn outlaw in order to track...
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The Pecos Pistol
1945
My Chickashay Gal
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Musical short starring Spade Cooley.
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My Chickashay Gal
1949
Coyote Canyon
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This film and the 1950 short "The Fargo Phantom" were edited together and released as a feature called "Tales of the West #2" in 1950.
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Coyote Canyon
1950
The Fargo Phantom
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This entry in Universal's series of "Musical Westerns" shorts has Tex Williams, assisted by Deuce Spriggins and Smokey Rogers, bringing his six guns,...
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The Fargo Phantom
1950
Gold Strike
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Musical western short
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Gold Strike
1943
Devil Riders
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A crooked lawyer and his gang are trying to steal some government land meant for a stagecoach company. The company hires a cowboy to stop them.
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Devil Riders
1944
Take Me Back to Tulsa
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Tex Williams and Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang sing "Take Me Back to Tulsa".
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Take Me Back to Tulsa
1949
Cheyenne Cowboy
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Cheyenne Jones comes to the Blue River Ranch and asks for a job as a cowpuncher. Actually, Jones's real name is Buck McCloud and he's the new owner of...
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Cheyenne Cowboy
1958
Born Reckless
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Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams fro...
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