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.
Tex Williams has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 1943. Their work is anchored in the Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Gold Strike, The Fargo Phantom, Coyote Canyon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
