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Steel Guitar Rag

First released 1936InstrumentalWestern swing48 recordingson 115 releasesISWC T-070.137.725-4

instrumental

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Written by

Leon McAuliffeComposer

Recordings

Performance	By
Steel Guitar Rag	Roy Smeck	2:54
Country Mix: a. White Silver Sands - b. Green Bay Polka - c. Steel Guitar Rag - d. Darling, je vous aime beacoup - e. Blue Steel Blues	Steve Howe	2:58
Steel Guitar Rag	Tommy Emmanuel, Pee Wee Clark and friends	3:06
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:35
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:48
Knife Guitar	Roscoe Holcomb	1:17
Steel Guitar Rag	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	2:46
Steel Guitar Rag	The Ventures	2:11
Steel Guitar Rag	The GP’s	3:06
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:53
Steel Guitar Rag	The Texas Troubadours	2:59
Steel Guitar Rag	Phil Leadbetter	3:30
Steel Guitar Rag	Buck Owens and His Buckaroos	1:51
Steel Guitar Rag	Harry James	2:53
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	3:27
Guitar Rag	Sylvester Weaver	3:02
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	3:27
Steel Guitar Rag	The Ventures	2:08
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones	2:22
Steel Guitar Rag	Hank Thompson	2:08
Steel Guitar Rag	Harry James and His Orchestra	2:52
Steel Guitar Rag	Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass	1:50
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:56
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones	2:22
Steel Guitar Rag	Roy Smeck (Wizard of the Strings) and the Music Men
Steel Guitar Song	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:48
Steel Guitar Rag (previously unissued)	The Stanley Brothers	2:24
Steel Guitar Rag	The Ventures	2:07
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones	2:23
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones	2:22
Steel Guitar Rag	Reno and Smiley	2:15
Steel Guitar Rag	Norman Blake and Tut Taylor	2:52
Steel Guitar Rag	Gary Brewer	3:07
Steel Guitar Rag	Jimmy Bryant	1:25
Steel Guitar Rag	Randall Hylton	1:57
Steel Guitar Rag	The Texas Troubadours	3:01
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	3:28
Steel Guitar Rag	The Stanley Brothers	1:10
Steel Guitar Rag	Harry James	2:58
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	3:12
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones	2:24
Steel Guitar Rag	George Jones	2:23
Steel Guitar Rag	Eugene Chadbourne & René Lussier	5:21
Steel Guitar Rag	The Marcus King Band & Billy Strings	5:58
Steel Guitar Rag	The Stanley Brothers	2:00
Steel Guitar Rag	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:48
Steel Guitar Rag	Billy Strings	5:00

On these albums

Steel Guitar Rag / Swing Blues No. 1

Steel Guitar Rag / Swing Blues No. 1Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1936

Charmaine / Steel Guitar Rag

Charmaine / Steel Guitar RagRoy Smeck (Wizard of the Strings) and the Music Men · 1947

At the Golden Nugget

At the Golden NuggetHank Thompson · 1961

On Tour

On TourErnest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours · 1962

Sings Bob Wills

Sings Bob WillsGeorge Jones · 1962

The Ventures Play the Country Classics

The Ventures Play the Country ClassicsThe Ventures · 1963

The Instrumental Hits of Buck Owens and His Buckaroos

The Instrumental Hits of Buck Owens and His BuckaroosBuck Owens and His Buckaroos · 1965

You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet

You Ain't Heard Nothin' YetDanny Davis and the Nashville Brass · 1970

The Bob Wills Anthology

The Bob Wills AnthologyBob Wills · 1973

From out of Nowhere

From out of NowhereTommy Emmanuel, Pee Wee Clark and friends · 1979

San Antonio Rose / Steel Guitar Rag

San Antonio Rose / Steel Guitar RagBob Wills & His Texas Playboys · 1984

The Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 2: Best of the Tiffanys

The Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 2: Best of the TiffanysBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1984

Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 2

Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 2The Stanley Brothers · 1984

Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume I

Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume IVarious Artists · 1990

The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel

The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & SteelVarious Artists · 1990

Saturday Rolling Around

Saturday Rolling AroundThe GP’s · 1991

Anthology 1935-1973

Anthology 1935-1973Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1991

The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947

The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1992

Roy Smeck Plays Hawaiian Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele and Guitar

Roy Smeck Plays Hawaiian Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele and GuitarRoy Smeck · 1992

Bob Wills Special

Bob Wills SpecialBob Wills · 1993

The Early Starday/King Years 1958-1961

The Early Starday/King Years 1958-1961The Stanley Brothers · 1993

Swing Hi! Swing Lo! The Best of the Tiffany Transcriptions

Swing Hi! Swing Lo! The Best of the Tiffany TranscriptionsBob Wills & His Texas Playboys · 1993

Classic Western Swing

Classic Western SwingBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 1994

Pickin’ in the Parlor

Pickin’ in the ParlorRandall Hylton · 1994

Not Necessarily Acoustic

Not Necessarily AcousticSteve Howe · 1994

Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley

Spadella! The Essential Spade CooleySpade Cooley & His Orchestra · 1994

The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar Blues

The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar BluesVarious Artists · 1995

Hawaiian Music: Honolulu – Hollywood – Nashville 1927–1944

Hawaiian Music: Honolulu – Hollywood – Nashville 1927–1944Various Artists · 1995

The Very Best of Blues Guitar

The Very Best of Blues GuitarVarious Artists · 1996

Guitar

GuitarGary Brewer · 1996

And the Beat Goes On

And the Beat Goes OnVarious Artists · 1996

Stanley Series, Vol. 4 No. 2

Stanley Series, Vol. 4 No. 2The Stanley Brothers · 1996

Let’s Go! / The Ventures Play the Country Classics

Let’s Go! / The Ventures Play the Country ClassicsThe Ventures · 1997

San Antonio Rose

San Antonio RoseBob Wills & His Texas Playboys · 1997

Story of the Blues

Story of the BluesVarious Artists · 1997

Flat Pickin’ in the Kitchen

Flat Pickin’ in the KitchenNorman Blake and Tut Taylor · 1997

Country Boogie 1939–1947

Country Boogie 1939–1947Various Artists · 1998

American Pop: An Audio History: From Minstrels to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946

American Pop: An Audio History: From Minstrels to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946Various Artists · 1998

Waltz Across Texas

Waltz Across TexasErnest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours · 1998

The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate CollectionBob Wills & His Texas Playboys · 1998

Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon

Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar PhenomenonVarious Artists · 2000

San Antonio Rose

San Antonio RoseBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 2000

As Good as It Gets: Western Swing

As Good as It Gets: Western SwingVarious Artists · 2000

Take Me Back to Tulsa

Take Me Back to TulsaBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 2001

Faded Love

Faded LoveBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 2001

The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1942-1944

The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1942-1944Harry James and His Orchestra · 2002

L’Oasis

L’OasisEugene Chadbourne & René Lussier · 2002

Country, Bluegrass & Mountain Music

Country, Bluegrass & Mountain MusicVarious Artists · 2002

Hank, Bob & Me: The Songs of Hank Williams, Sr. & Bob Wills

Hank, Bob & Me: The Songs of Hank Williams, Sr. & Bob WillsGeorge Jones · 2003

An Untamed Sense of Control

An Untamed Sense of ControlRoscoe Holcomb · 2003

Frettin’ Fingers: The Lightning Guitar of Jimmy Bryant

Frettin’ Fingers: The Lightning Guitar of Jimmy BryantJimmy Bryant · 2003

Swingin’ the Devil’s Dream

Swingin’ the Devil’s DreamSpade Cooley · 2003

Roll & Tumble Blues: A History of Slide Guitar

Roll & Tumble Blues: A History of Slide GuitarVarious Artists · 2004

Century of the Blues: The Definitive Country Blues Collection

Century of the Blues: The Definitive Country Blues CollectionVarious Artists · 2004

All Star Parade 1943-1949

All Star Parade 1943-1949Harry James · 2004

Faded Love: 1947-1973

Faded Love: 1947-1973Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 2005

The Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues

The Rough Guide to Bottleneck BluesVarious Artists · 2005

Slide Effects

Slide EffectsPhil Leadbetter · 2005

1959-1963

1959-1963Reno and Smiley · 2006

Legends of Country Music

Legends of Country MusicBob Wills and His Texas Playboys · 2006

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