Leon Mcauliffe Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
LEON MCAULIFFE
Born: January 03, 1917 in Houston, Texas
Died: August 20, 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Biography
American western swing musician Leon McAuliffe (1917-1988) was born in Houston, Texas. At the age of 16, playing rhythm and steel guitar, he performed with the Light Crust Doughboys. Two years later, he joined Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys to compose the hit single "San Antonio Rose". Leon McAuliffe and His Cimarron Boys composed several hits like "Panhandle Rag" (#6 on U.S. Country Charts), "Cozy Inn" (#16), "Faded Love" (#22), "Shape Up or Ship Out (#35) and "I Don't Love Nobody" (#47). He opened the Cimarron Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma and helped fund a music program at Oklahoma's Rogers State College. In 1999, McAuliffe was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1945-Rhythm-Round-Up (Performer), 1943-The-Vigilantes-Ride (Performer), 1943-Silver-City-Raiders (Performer), 1943-Saddles-and-Sagebrush (Performer), 1942-A-Tornado-in-the-Saddle (Performer), 1942-The-Lone-Prairie (Performer), 1945-Lawless-Empire (Performer), 1943-Riders-of-the-Northwest-Mounted (Performer), 1940-Melody-Ranch (Performer), 1941-Go-West,-Young-Lady (Performer), 1946-Frontier-Frolic (Performer), 1944-Wyoming-Hurricane (Performer), 1944-The-Last-Horseman (Performer), 1940-Take-Me-Back-to-Oklahoma (Performer), 1945-Spade-Cooley:-King-of-Western-Swing (Sound)
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LEON MCAULIFFE - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 346425Index card signed by country music star Leon McAuliffe features the signature "Leon McAuliffe". McAuliffe, an influential American western swing musician, was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.Price: $160.00
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LEON MCAULIFFE - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 346424Index card signed by Leon McAuliffe, stating, To Joe / best wishes / Leon McAuliffe. McAuliffe was a notable American western swing musician, known for his work with Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys and his hits like Panhandle Rag.
Price: $200.00
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LEON MCAULIFFE - MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED - HFSID 305675Magazine photograph signed by Leon McAuliffe in blue ink, showing the western swing musician. The verso contains a photograph of Carl Belew. McAuliffe, known for his role in San Antonio Rose, was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Price: $550.00
