Episode 3: “Ida Red” by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Texas Playboys Plagiarized Guitar Rag - Ida Red
Ida Red is an old folk song, first recorded in 1924. It's part of a massive family tree over the song. Leon Macauliff always claimed he'd never heard Sylvester Weaver's song and came up with steel guitar rag independently. But sadly that happened with Bob Wills' band at least once.
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