Tex Williams

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 23, 1917 (Illinois), Died October 11, 1985 (California)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-66 of 66 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 10823	2/21/1958	You rocked when you shoulda rolled	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	L 10824	2/21/1958	The killer	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9226	11/14/1955	Shake the hand of a stranger	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9227	11/14/1955	Pauline-1	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9228	11/14/1955	Reno, town of broken hearts	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9229	11/14/1955	Love is a problem	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9230	11/15/1955	Goofin' off	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9231	11/15/1955	Revival is on its way-1	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9232	11/15/1955	New nine pound hammer	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9797	4/16/1957	Long lost love	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9798	4/16/1957	Every night	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9799	4/16/1957	My baby spends her money on me	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9803	4/18/1957	Talkin' to the blues	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9804	4/18/1957	Let's go rockabilly	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9997	11/17/1957	False face	Tex Williams	vocalist
Decca	NA 9998	11/17/1957	Danny boy of San Angelo	Tex Williams	vocalist

(Results 51-66 of 66 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Tex," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351065.

Williams, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351065.

"Williams, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.