Tex Williams

Tex Williams

Born: September 23, 1917
Died: October 11, 1985
in 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.

Movies for Tex Williams...

Born Reckless
Title: Born Reckless
Character: Tex
Released: November 2, 1958
Type: Movie
Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous sports ...
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Gold Strike
Title: Gold Strike
Character: Tex
Released: March 30, 1950
Type: Movie
Musical western short
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The Fargo Phantom
Title: The Fargo Phantom
Character: Tex Williams
Released: February 9, 1950
Type: Movie
This entry in Universal's series of "Musical Westerns" shorts has Tex Williams, assisted by Deuce Spriggins and Smokey Rogers, bringing his six guns, fists and singing abilities against a gang of stage-robbing bandits. This film was combined with another Tex Williams short, Coyote Canyon, and reissued as the feature-length "Tales of the West No.2.)
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Coyote Canyon
Title: Coyote Canyon
Character: Tex (as 'Tex' Williams)
Released: November 17, 1949
Type: Movie
This film and the 1950 short "The Fargo Phantom" were edited together and released as a feature called "Tales of the West #2" in 1950.
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The Pecos Pistol
Title: The Pecos Pistol
Character: Ranger Tex Williams
Released: October 27, 1949
Type: Movie
A partial remake of and using footage from 1941's "Rawhide Rangers" this Western short is about a ranger who pretends to turn outlaw in order to track down the gang who killed his brother, also a ranger.
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Prairie Pirates
Title: Prairie Pirates
Character: Tex
Released: May 5, 1949
Type: Movie
In this remake of and using stock-footage from 1941's "Arizona Cyclone," Tex is a daredevil freight-line driver who, with the aid of his pals Smokey and Deuce, wipes out the crooked rival line, and has enough time left over, from this shorts' twenty-six minutes , to toss in four songs.
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Cheyenne Cowboy
Title: Cheyenne Cowboy
Character: Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones
Released: February 2, 1949
Type: Movie
Cheyenne Jones comes to the Blue River Ranch and asks for a job as a cowpuncher. Actually, Jones's real name is Buck McCloud and he's the new owner of the spread, having inherited it when his uncle died a year earlier. He's roaming the range incognito while trying to identify who's behind the cattle rustling that is afflicting his new business.
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Silver Butte
Title: Silver Butte
Character: Tex Williams
Released: January 1, 1949
Type: Movie
Shipments of silver are going astray after leaving the mine, and Tex and his pals investigate. With 3 songs.
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My Chickashay Gal
Title: My Chickashay Gal
Character: Bassist (uncredited)
Released: October 29, 1945
Type: Movie
Musical short starring Spade Cooley.
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Take Me Back to Tulsa
Title: Take Me Back to Tulsa
Released: August 8, 1944
Type: Movie
Tex Williams and Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang sing "Take Me Back to Tulsa".
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Devil Riders
Title: Devil Riders
Character: Bass Player
Released: November 5, 1943
Type: Movie
A crooked lawyer and his gang are trying to steal some government land meant for a stagecoach company. The company hires a cowboy to stop them.