File:Leon McAuliffe– Steel Guitar Rag.ogg

Summary
A brief music sample of a Western swing song "Steel Guitar Rag" by Leon McAuliffe to be used in the article "Lap steel guitar". The song was recorded in 1936 by "Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys" featuring McAuliffe performing on the lap steel. The origin of this recording is a compilation album entitled "Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story" released on Proper Records Ltd.(LC-23498) of London, England. The purpose of the excerpt is to support commentary on the playing of this artist (McAullife) on a historically significant work as it relates to the history of the lap steel guitar. It is a sample of no more than 34 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording. As a sample from a copyrighted musical recording, the sample is not replaceable by free content; any other sample from the same recording would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value. Use of the sample in the article is understood to be compatible with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. Use of this sample outside of Wikipedia may be subject to other terms.