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 Houston (seat of Harris County, and largest city in State of Texas, United States), Died September 20, 1988 (Tulsa (city in Oklahoma, United States and county seat of Tulsa County) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1955

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

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 163 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 H372 10-in. 7/23/1941 Blue Bonnet Lane Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H373 10-in. 7/23/1941 Bob Wills stomp Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H374 10-in. 7/23/1941 Lil Liza Jane Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H375 10-in. 7/23/1941 Please don't leave me Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H377 10-in. 7/23/1941 Cherokee maiden Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H378 10-in. 7/24/1941 Ride on! (my prairie pinto) Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H379 10-in. 7/24/1941 Got a letter from my kid today Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills Male vocal with string band instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H380 10-in. 7/24/1941 It's all your fault Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia H381 10-in. 7/24/1941 Goodnight little sweetheart Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H382 10-in. 7/24/1941 Dusty skies Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H383 10-in. 7/24/1941 My life's been a pleasure Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia C621 10-in. 10/10/1933 Beautiful Texas Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia C622 10-in. 10/10/1933 Blue bonnet waltz Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia C623 10-in. 10/10/1933 Your own sweet darling wife Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia C624 10-in. 10/10/1933 On to victory Mr. Roosevelt Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia C626 10-in. 10/10/1933 Put me in your pocket Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia C630 10-in. 10/11/1933 Memories of Jimmy Rodgers Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia C633 10-in. 10/11/1933 That city for shut-ins Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia H834 10-in. 7/14/1942 We might as well forget it Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H837 10-in. 7/14/1942 That hot lick fiddlin' man Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
Columbia H838 10-in. 7/14/1942 Liberty Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H839 10-in. 7/14/1942 Miss Molly Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, lead vocal  
(Results 1-25 of 163 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McAuliffe, Leon," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106435.

McAuliffe, Leon. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106435.

"McAuliffe, Leon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106435

External Sources

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LCNAR: McAuliffe, Leon, 1917-1988 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91105738

Wikidata: Leon McAuliffe - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6524781

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/19866200

MusicBrainz: Leon McAuliffe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/25232eac-f104-49db-9dfe-3cc4c9777ccf

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1501826 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1501826

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