Tex Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tex Williams

American musician

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1917

Place of Birth: Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 11-Oct-1985

Profession: actor, singer, songwriter, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician from Ramsey, Illinois.
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 charts 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.
It can be heard during the opening credits of the 2006 movie Thank You for Smoking.