Tex Williams: Biography, Facts and Career
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Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing singer and 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 Hot Country Songs 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.
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- Full name: Tex Williams
- Born: 1917-08-23
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q321178
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Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing singer and musician.
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Tex Williams is United States.
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Tex Williams was born on 1917-08-23.
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