Tex Williams
American musician (1917-1985) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 68
Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams 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! ", which held the number-one position on the Hot Country Songs chart for 16 weeks in 1947.
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"Smoke" was the number-five song on Billboard's Top 100 list for 1947, and was number one on the country chart that year.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1985 · aged 68
