Tex Williams

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Né·e le 23/09/1917 à Ramsey, Illinois, USA

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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Filmographie complète

11 titres
  1. Born Reckless 1958 · Tex Williams
  2. Gold Strike 1950 · Tex
  3. The Fargo Phantom 1950 · Tex Williams
  4. Cheyenne Cowboy 1949 · Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
  5. Coyote Canyon 1949 · Tex (as 'Tex' Williams)
  6. Prairie Pirates 1949 · Tex
  7. Silver Butte 1949 · Tex Williams
  8. The Pecos Pistol 1949 · Ranger Tex Williams
  9. My Chickashay Gal 1945 · Bassist (uncredited)
  10. Take Me Back to Tulsa 1944
  11. Devil Riders 1943 · Bass Player