Daniel E. Kelley

Daniel E. Kelley

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. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1843, Died 1905

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-42213	10-in.	4/24/1928	Home on the range	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	composer
Victor	BVE-55252	10-in.	7/15/1929	Bury me out on the prairie	Rodeo Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	BRC-69655	10-in.	5/26/1931	Home on the range	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W365074	10-in.	3/17/1932	Home on the range	Frank Luther ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with "novelty accompaniment"	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kelley, Daniel E.," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108360.

Kelley, Daniel E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108360.

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