Tex Williams, 23 August 1917 – 11 October 1985 was an American country music artist from Ramsey, Illinois. He was instrumental in transforming rural and acoustic music into dance-oriented Western swing pop. His popularity reached its peak in the late 1940s. Williams is most well-known for his talking blues style. His biggest hit was “Smoke!” Smoke! Smoke! “That Cigarette” is featured in the film Thank You For Smoking. Text contributed by users is available under Creative Commons By–SA License. It may also be available under GNU FDL.
