Daniel_E._Kelley

Daniel E. Kelley

Daniel E. Kelley

American musician

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 a stroke there in 1905.[citation needed] He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.

Daniel E. Kelley

References

  • Coder, James. "'Home on the Range' lives on through the legacy of Kansas". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  • Daniel E. Kelley (1843–1905, 1905) Tombstone, Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa. A recent plaque attached to the stone identifies him as the composer of "Home on the Range".
  • "Harlan Family", Kansas Heritage Site, archived from the original on 2010-12-05, retrieved 2010-04-11
  • "Home on the Range", Kansas Heritage Site, archived from the original on 2010-01-07, retrieved 2010-04-11


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