Songs Written by Daniel E. KelleyTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Daniel E. Kelley (Rhode Island, February 1843 – Iowa, 1905) was a musician and entertainer, who after moving to Kansas in 1872, wrote the music for "Home on the Range" (following lyrics by Brewster M. Higley), 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 died of... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Daniel E. Kelley first charted in 1933 with Home on the Range.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.