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    Tex Williams

    1917-09-23 (106 years old) 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

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    Born Reckless
    32.5 %|Nov 2, 1958
    Western, Drama, Romance
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    Gold Strike
    0 %|Mar 30, 1950
    Western
    poster
    The Fargo Phantom
    0 %|Feb 9, 1950
    Western
    poster
    Coyote Canyon
    0 %|Nov 17, 1949
    Western
    poster
    The Pecos Pistol
    0 %|Oct 27, 1949
    Western
    poster
    Prairie Pirates
    0 %|May 5, 1949
    Western
    poster
    Cheyenne Cowboy
    0 %|Feb 2, 1949
    Western
    actor
    Silver Butte
    0 %|Jan 1, 1949
    Western
    actor
    My Chickashay Gal
    0 %|Oct 29, 1945
    Music
    actor
    Take Me Back to Tulsa
    0 %|Aug 8, 1944
    Music
    poster
    Devil Riders
    43 %|Nov 5, 1943
    Western, Action

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