Daniel E Kelley
Biography
Daniel E. Kelley (February 1843, Rhode Island – 1905, Iowa) was a musician and entertainer, who after moving to Kansas in 1872, wrote the music for Home on the Range, which became the state song.
Kelley played violin with his brothers-in-law in the Harlan Brothers Band, but was primarily a carpenter by trade. He married Mary E. Harlan in Kansas and they had four children. He moved to Iowa in 1889 and committed suicide there in 1905.
Works for Winds
- Home on the Range (harm. Ralston; arr. Barnes) (1873/1992)
- Home on the Range (arr. Fitchie) (1873/2011)
Resources
- Daniel E. Kelley, Wikipedia Accessed 9 June 2018