Leon McAuliffe Artist Profile

Leon McAuliffe Biography

Leon McAuliffe (1917-1988) was a Western swing musician from Houston, Texas. He is famous for his steel guitar solos with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, inspiring Wills's phrase "Take it away, Leon." McAuliffe, at age 16, first played with the Light Crust Doughboy, playing both rhythm guitar and steel guitar. In 1935, at age 18, he went on to play with Bob Wills in Tulsa. He stayed...

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Take It Away Leon

Label: Stoneway
Release Date: 1974
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