Musical work
steel guitarist; bandleader. Instruments recorded in the collection: steel guitar. Genres: western swing; country.
Evidence and identity
high: two institutional sources document the role and the specific Tulsa ensemble connection.
Leon McAuliffe oral history
Leon McAuliffe dates, steel-guitar role, Light Crust Doughboys, Bob Wills, and postwar band leadership.
Festival of American Folklife 1982 program
Leon McAuliffe joining the Texas Playboys in Tulsa in 1935 and his steel-guitar role.