[cowpoke]

It appears the original version was recorded in 1949 and written by Jerry Byrd & Louis Innis, with a vocal by Rex Allen.

https://youtu.be/6AilVgW-b0o

[sparklite2]

It gets twisty. The original Steel Guitar Rag itself was adapted from ‘Guitar Rag’ by blues guitarist Sylvester Weaver.

“Komara, Encyclopedia of the Blues, p. 385: “The latter [’Guitar Rag’] is a blues guitar landmark, having been appropriated countless times including as ‘Steel Guitar Rag’ by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in 1936.”

There’s a modicum of incest going on here. LOL