On this day in 1985, Tex Williams, best known as an American Western swing singer and bandleader, died at age 68 of cancer. Sollie Paul “Tex” Williams was born August 23, 1917, in Ramsey, Illinois, to Thomas “Bud” Williams and Tillie Williams, as the youngest of 11 children. Tex learned folk and traditional music from ... The post Today In SCV History: October 11, 1985 – Newhall Resident, Western Musical Artist Tex Williams Dies Of Cancer appeared first on KHTS Radio. ...read more read less