Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985)[1] was an American Western swing musician.

(That Cigarette)", which held the number one position on the Billboard chart for sixteen weeks in 1947.

[1] Williams started out in the early 1940s as vocalist for the band of Western swing king Spade Cooley, based in Venice, California.

[1] Williams' backing band, The Western Caravan, numbered about a dozen members.

[3] In April 1956, Williams appeared on the Chrysler-sponsored CBS TV broadcast, Shower of Stars.