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 26-50 of 66 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 7634 4/16/1954 They were doing the mambo Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 7780 8/3/1954 This ole house Rex Allen ; Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 7782 8/3/1954 Two Texas boys Rex Allen ; Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 7793 8/17/1954 Elmer's tune Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7794 8/17/1954 Take the A train Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7795 8/17/1954 Perdido Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7796 8/17/1954 That's what I like about the West Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7821 8/24/1954 San Antonio rose Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7822 8/24/1954 Rancho boogie Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7823 8/24/1954 Lone star rag Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7824 8/24/1954 The leaf of love Tex Williams and his String Band vocalist  
Decca L 7898 9/15/1954 Sidetracked Tex Williams Orchestra ; Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 7899 9/15/1954 Can I say the same about you Tex Williams Orchestra ; Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 7900 9/15/1954 Roses and revolvers Tex Williams Orchestra ; Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 7901 9/15/1954 Wild card Tex Williams Orchestra ; Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 8391 5/9/1955 Be sure you're right Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 8392 5/9/1955 Old Betsy Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 8393 5/9/1955 Big bear boogie Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 8528 7/1/1955 Artichokes Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 9632 10/24/1956 Forgetful heart Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 9633 10/24/1956 I couldn't leave well enough Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 9634 10/24/1956 When I call the roll Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 9635 10/24/1956 You're cold, so cold Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 10821 2/21/1958 Bad man's country Tex Williams vocalist  
Decca L 10822 2/21/1958 Ballad of Thunder Road Tex Williams vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 66 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Tex," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351065.

Williams, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351065.

"Williams, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351065

External Sources

Wikipedia: Tex Williams

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Williams, Tex - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82096234

Wikidata: Tex Williams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q321178

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/23487754

MusicBrainz: Tex Williams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/52889ea9-1c52-487e-95a4-8c53f8322ca2

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1453520

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