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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. It can be heard during the opening credits of the 2006 movie, Thank You for Smoking.

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  • Tex Williams (en)
  • Tex Williams (de)
  • Tex Williams (es)
  • Tex Williams (nl)
  • Уильямс, Текс (ru)
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  • Tex Williams (* 23. August 1917 in , Illinois als Sollie Paul Williams; † 11. Oktober 1985 in , Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Country-Sänger und Band-Leader. (de)
  • Tex Williams (23 de agosto de 1917 – 11 de octubre de 1985) fue un músico y actor estadounidense. (es)
  • 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. It can be heard during the opening credits of the 2006 movie, Thank You for Smoking. (en)
  • Tex Williams, pseudoniem voor Sollie Paul Williams (Ramsey (Illinois), 23 augustus 1917 — Newhall, 11 oktober 1985) was een Amerikaanse countryzanger die floreerde vanaf de jaren veertig. Williams heeft een belangrijke bijdrage geleverd aan de opkomst van de op dans georiënteerde popstijl western swing. Hij is waarschijnlijk het meest bekend voor zijn -stijl. Zijn grootste hit is de noveltysong Smoke, smoke, smoke (that cigarette), te horen in de film (2006). In 1974 bracht hij in de VS het nummer "Fire and blisters" uit van de Belgische countryzanger-gitarist Bobbejaan Schoepen. Hij overleed aan alvleesklierkanker in 1985. (nl)
  • Текс Уильямс (англ. Tex Williams, настоящее имя Со́лли Пол Уи́льямсSollie Paul Williams); 23 августа 1917, посёлок Рамси, Иллинойс, США — 11 октября 1985, Санта-Кларита,Калифорния, США) — американский певец, музыкант. Был знаменит своей манерой исполнения блюза. Его наиболее известная песня «Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)» удерживала первую позицию в чарте журнала Billboard в течение 6 недель в 1947 году, а также стала песней года по версии Hot Country Songs в том же году. Песня звучит на начальных титрах фильма Здесь курят. (ru)
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  • Tex Williams (en)
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  • Tex Williams (en)
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  • Sollie Paul Williams (en)
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  • Newhall, California, United States (en)
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