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Tex Williams

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Tex Williams

Born September 23, 1917 · Ramsey, Illinois, USA

Died October 11, 1985 · aged 68

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 …

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Born RecklessBorn Reckless · 1958
Born Reckless
★ 3.91958
MovieWesternDrama
Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. One night he rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous rodeo promoter and they form a team and hit the circuit along with sidekick Cool Man.
Gold StrikeGold Strike · 1950
Gold Strike
1950
MovieWestern
Musical western short
Devil RidersDevil Riders · 1943
Devil Riders
★ 4.71943
MovieWesternAction
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.
The Pecos PistolThe Pecos Pistol · 1949
The Pecos Pistol
★ 9.01949
MovieWestern
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.
Silver ButteSilver Butte · 1949
Silver Butte
1949
MovieWestern
Shipments of silver are going astray after leaving the mine, and Tex and his pals investigate. With 3 songs.
Coyote CanyonCoyote Canyon · 1949
Coyote Canyon
★ 10.01949
MovieWestern
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.
The Fargo PhantomThe Fargo Phantom · 1950
The Fargo Phantom
★ 9.01950
MovieWestern
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.)
Prairie PiratesPrairie Pirates · 1949
Prairie Pirates
★ 8.01949
MovieWestern
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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