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The Original Texas Playboys Under The Direction Of Leon McAuliffe

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Organized after Bob Wills' death in 1975, active until 1986.


The band was made up of a core of The Texas Playboys from the glory days in Tulsa - Leon McAuliffe, Smokey Dacus, Al Stricklin, Joe Ferguson, and included Playboys from later eras - Keith Coleman, Leon Rausch, Johnny Gimble, Gene Gasaway. A few years later, Eldon Shamblin would rejoin the group. The agreement was that when one of the originals died, the band would fulfill their remaining engagements and then disband, which they did after the death of Pianist Al Stricklin, performing a final concert on November 16, 1986, at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.

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The Original Texas Playboys Under The Direction Of Leon McAuliffe has released 29+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Live From The Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, Texas, Legends Of Country Music: The Best Of Austin City Limits, Capitol Country Music Classics - Cowboy Songs. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Some of The Original Texas Playboys Under The Direction Of Leon McAuliffe's most popular tracks include Marie, Your Sweet Love Keeps Me Homeward Bound, Dusty Skies, Fiddle Tune, Big Ball's In Cowtown. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

Organized after Bob Wills' death in 1975, active until 1986.The band was made up of a core of The Texas Playboys from the glory days in Tulsa - Leon McAuliffe, Smokey Dacus, Al Stricklin, Joe Ferguson... Read the full biography on this page.

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