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Tex Williams (1917–1985)

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Tex Williams, along with Spade Cooley and Bob Wills, was among the most popular bandleaders in the musical genre known as "western swing" in the 1940s and 1950s (although he used the nickname "Tex", he was actually from Illinois). His popularity led to Universal Pictures bringing him to Hollywood to make a series of musical western shorts in the late 1940s... See full bio »

Born:

Sollie Paul Williams
in Ramsey, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Newhall, California, USA
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1958 Born Reckless
Tex
 
1958 Ranch Party (TV series)
Regular
 
1950 Ready to Ride (short)
Tex
 
1950 Western Courage (short)
Tex
 
1950 Rustlers' Ransom (short)
Tex
 
1950 Gold Strike (short)
Tex
 
1950 The Fargo Phantom (short)
Tex
 
1949 South of Santa Fe (short)
Tex Williams
 
1949 Coyote Canyon (short)
Tex
 
1949 The Pecos Pistol (short)
Tex Williams
 
1949 The Girl from Gunsight (short)
Tex
 
1949 Silver Butte (short)
Tex
 
1949 Prairie Pirates (short)
Tex
 
1949 West of Laramie (short)
Sheriff Tex Williams
 
1949 Cheyenne Cowboy (short)
Buck McCloud Posing as Cheyenne Jones
 
1949 Six-Gun Music (short)
Tex
 
1948 Tex Williams & Orchestra in Western Whoopee (short)
Orchestra Leader
 
1946 The Desert Horseman
Member The Colorado Hillbillies (uncredited)
 
1945 Texas Panhandle
Singer/Musician (uncredited)
 
1945 The Trouble with Me (short)
Vocalist
 
1945 Prairie Rustlers
Singer (uncredited)
 
1945 My Chickashay Gal (short)
Bassist (uncredited)
 
1945 Outlaws of the Rockies
Musician (uncredited)
 
1945 Rockin' in the Rockies
Tex - Member Spade Cooley Band (uncredited)
 
1944 Take Me Back to Tulsa (short)
Vocalist
 
1944 Frontier Outlaws
Band Member Singing 'Don't Waste No Worry Over Me' (uncredited)
 
1943 Devil Riders
Band Member (uncredited)
 
1943 Fighting Valley
Accordionist (uncredited)
 
1943 Chatterbox
Western Band Singer (uncredited)
 
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2005 Thank You for Smoking (writer: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette!" / performer: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette!")
 
1960 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
– Episode #5.9 (1960) (writer: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette")
 
1958 Born Reckless (performer: "SONG OF THE RODEO")
 
1949 Silver Butte (short) (performer: "In the Heart of the Cow Country")
 
1949 Cheyenne Cowboy (short) (performer: "That Good Old Western Music", "A Cowpoke Gets No Rest At All", "A Man's Best Friend Is A Woman", "Sun in the Sky")
 
1948 Tex Williams & Orchestra in Western Whoopee (short) (writer: "Don't Telephone - Don't Telegraph - Tell a Woman" / performer: "Don't Telephone - Don't Telegraph - Tell a Woman")
 
1945 Outlaws of the Rockies (performer: "What It Means To Be Blue")
 
1945 Spade Cooley: King of Western Swing (short) (performer: "The Trouble with Me" - uncredited)
 
1944 Frontier Outlaws (performer: "Don't Waste No Worry Over Me")
 
1943 Devil Riders (performer: "She's Mine", "It Don't Mean Anything Now")
 
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1968 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1956 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Bombshells (1956) … Himself
 
1951 Tex Williams' Western Varieties (short)
Himself
 
1950 Cactus Caravan (short)
Himself
 
1947 Tex Williams and His Western Caravan (short)
Himself (as Tex Williams and His Western Caravan Band)
 
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Personal Details

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Had a hit song in the country/western market in 1947: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette"

Alternate Names:

Tex Williams and His Western Caravan Band
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6412 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo