Leon McAuliffe

William Leon McAuliffe (January 3, 1917 – August 20, 1988) was an American Western swing guitarist who was a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys during the 1930s. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of that band, and was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 3, 1917 (Houston), Died September 20, 1988 (Tulsa)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader, vocalist, electric guitar, composer, lead vocal, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-014056	10-in.	9/12/1937	New steel guitar rag	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	String band, with drums	composer
Victor	BS-054595	10-in.	10/10/1940	Little girl, go ask your mother	Claude Casey ; Pine State Playboys	String band, with vocal	composer
Victor	D6VB-1982	10-in.	12/17/1946	Steel guitar rag	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Columbia	CO41628	10-in.	7/31/1949	Sugar and salt	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	Musical group, leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, songwriter
Columbia	CO41630	10-in.	7/31/1949	Panhandle waltz	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band	Musical group, leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer
Columbia	H372	10-in.	7/23/1941	Blue Bonnet Lane	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H373	10-in.	7/23/1941	Bob Wills stomp	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H374	10-in.	7/23/1941	Lil Liza Jane	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H375	10-in.	7/23/1941	Please don't leave me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H377	10-in.	7/23/1941	Cherokee maiden	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H378	10-in.	7/24/1941	Ride on! (my prairie pinto)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H380	10-in.	7/24/1941	It's all your fault	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, lead vocal
Columbia	H381	10-in.	7/24/1941	Goodnight little sweetheart	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H382	10-in.	7/24/1941	Dusty skies	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H383	10-in.	7/24/1941	My life's been a pleasure	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H834	10-in.	7/14/1942	We might as well forget it	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H837	10-in.	7/14/1942	That hot lick fiddlin' man	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, lead vocal
Columbia	H838	10-in.	7/14/1942	Liberty	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H839	10-in.	7/14/1942	Miss Molly	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, lead vocal
Columbia	H841	10-in.	7/15/1942	Honeymoon trail	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal trio	vocalist
Columbia	H843	10-in.	7/15/1942	You're from Texas	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist
Columbia	H844	10-in.	7/15/1942	Goodbye, Liza Jane	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal trio	vocalist, lead vocal
Columbia	H845	10-in.	7/16/1942	My confession	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H849	10-in.	7/16/1942	Let's ride with Bob (Theme song)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H851	10-in.	7/16/1942	Whose heart are you breaking now?	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL975	10-in.	4/15/1940	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1475	10-in.	9/29/1936	She's killing me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1477	10-in.	9/29/1936	No matter how she done it (she's just a dirty dame)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1479	10-in.	9/29/1936	Steel guitar rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer
Columbia	C1480	10-in.	9/29/1936	Get along home Cindy	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1481	10-in.	9/29/1936	Trouble in mind	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1482	10-in.	9/29/1936	What's the matter with the mill?	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solos	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1483	10-in.	9/29/1936	Sugar blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1484	10-in.	9/29/1936	Basin Street blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1485	10-in.	9/29/1936	Red hot gal of mine	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1487	10-in.	9/29/1936	Too busy!	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1493	10-in.	9/30/1936	Fan it	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1495	10-in.	9/30/1936	Mean mama blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1500	10-in.	9/30/1936	Bring it on down to my house	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solos	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1503	10-in.	9/30/1936	Right or wrong	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	C1504	10-in.	9/30/1936	Swing blues no.1	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	HCO1820	10-in.	5/3/1946	Steel guitar rag	Spade Cooley and his Orchestra	String band	composer
Columbia	RHCO4199	10-in.	7/26/1950	Take it away, Leon	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	RHCO4200	10-in.	7/26/1950	Tulsa, straight ahead	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader, vocalist
Columbia	CO40380	10-in.	1/9/1949	No one for me	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader, songwriter
Columbia	CO40383	10-in.	1/9/1949	Hear me now	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	Musical group, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader, songwriter
Columbia	CO40384	10-in.	1/9/1949	Panhandle rag	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band	Musical group, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader, composer
Columbia	CO40447	10-in.	February 1949	Careless hands	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	Musical group, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader
Columbia	CO41626	10-in.	7/31/1949	The three bears	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, leader, Musical group
Columbia	CO41673	10-in.	August 1949	Twin fiddle rag	Leon McAuliffe	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, vocalist, leader
Columbia	CO42636	10-in.	January 1950	Chattanoogie shoe shine boy	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader, vocalist
Columbia	CO42637	10-in.	January 1950	Rag mop	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader, vocalist
Columbia	CO43061	10-in.	April 1950	Cimarron rag	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	CO43172	10-in.	4/26/1950	Bonaparte's retreat	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, vocalist, lead vocal, leader
Columbia	CO43173	10-in.	4/26/1950	What, where and when	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, vocalist, leader
Columbia	CO45214	10-in.	1/29/1951	Search my heart	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	CO45215	10-in.	1/29/1951	Blue guitar stomp	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	CO45216	10-in.	1/29/1951	I didn't know how much I loved you	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	CO45217	10-in.	1/29/1951	I've never lived in Tennessee (I'd like to try it there)	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	CO45218	10-in.	1/29/1951	There's a right way, a wrong way	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader, vocalist
Columbia	CO45219	10-in.	1/29/1951	Makin' believe you're there	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, leader
Columbia	CO47645	10-in.	1/28/1952	Stolen love	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	Musical group, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader
Columbia	CO47646	10-in.	January 1952	I'm going back to Birmingham	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, vocalist
Columbia	CO47647	10-in.	1/28/1952	Who took my ring from your finger	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, Musical group, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	CO47648	10-in.	1/28/1952	Blacksmith blues	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, Musical group, vocalist
Columbia	CO47649	10-in.	1/28/1952	This side of town	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, Musical group, leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL970	10-in.	4/15/1940	Lone star rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL972	10-in.	4/15/1940	I don't lov'a nobody	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL974	10-in.	4/15/1940	Corrine Corinna	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL976	10-in.	4/15/1940	Blue bonnet rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL977	10-in.	4/16/1940	Bob Wills' special	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL978	10-in.	4/15/1940	Time changes everything	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL979	10-in.	4/15/1940	Medley of Spanish waltzes	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist
Columbia	DAL1170	10-in.	2/24/1941	New worried mind	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL1173	10-in.	2/24/1941	Oh! you pretty woman	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	DAL1176	10-in.	2/24/1941	I knew the moment I lost you	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	DAL1180	10-in.	2/26/1941	Take me back to Tulsa	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL572	10-in.	5/16/1938	Keep knocking (but you can't come in)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist
Brunswick	DAL126	10-in.	9/23/1935	Osage stomp	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL127	10-in.	9/23/1935	Get with it	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL129	10-in.	9/23/1935	I can't give you anything but love	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric guitar, vocalist
Brunswick	DAL130	10-in.	9/23/1935	Spanish two step	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL131	10-in.	9/23/1935	Maiden's prayer	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL133	10-in.	9/23/1935	St Louis blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL134	10-in.	9/23/1935	Good old Oklahoma	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL136	10-in.	9/23/1935	Mexicali Rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL138	10-in.	9/23/1935	Never no more blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL140	10-in.	9/24/1935	Old fashioned love	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL141	10-in.	9/24/1935	Oklahoma rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL142	10-in.	9/24/1935	Black and blue rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL143	10-in.	9/24/1935	Sitting on top of the world	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL144	10-in.	9/24/1935	Four or five times	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Brunswick	DAL216	10-in.	6/7/1937	Steel guitar stomp	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer
Brunswick	DAL229	10-in.	6/8/1937	Never no more hard times blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL235	10-in.	6/9/1937	The new St. Louis blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL239	10-in.	6/9/1937	Oozlin' daddy blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL577	10-in.	5/17/1938	Oh you beautiful doll	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL578	10-in.	5/17/1938	Moonlight and roses (bring mem'ries of you)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist
Brunswick	DAL580	10-in.	5/17/1938	I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL582	10-in.	5/17/1938	Tulsa stomp	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL585	10-in.	5/17/1938	Little red head	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys ; Joe Ferguson	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL615	10-in.	11/28/1938	San Antonio rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL616	10-in.	11/28/1938	Little girl, go ask your mama	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer
Brunswick	DAL617	10-in.	11/28/1938	Carolina in the morning	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL618	10-in.	11/28/1938	The convict and the rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL619	10-in.	11/28/1938	Silver bells	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL621	10-in.	11/28/1938	Beaumont rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL626	10-in.	11/28/1938	Whoa babe	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist
Brunswick	DAL627	10-in.	11/29/1938	I wonder if you feel the way I do	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL628	10-in.	11/30/1938	That's what I like 'bout the south	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL630	10-in.	11/30/1938	The waltz you saved for me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL632	10-in.	11/30/1938	Don't let the deal go down	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL634	10-in.	11/30/1938	You're okay	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL635	10-in.	11/29/1938	Liza pull down the shades	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McAuliffe, Leon," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106435.

McAuliffe, Leon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106435.

"McAuliffe, Leon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.