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The song has since gone by a number of names, the most common being "Home on the Range" and "Western Home". [18] It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas on June 30, 1947, and is commonly regarded as the unofficial anthem of the American West. [18] [1]
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 ...
'Home on the Range' "Home on the Range," written in the early 1870s by Brewster M. Higley of Smith County in north-central Kansas, became the Kansas state song in 1947. "Oh, give me a home where ...
The album was recorded at Livgren's Grandyzine Studio in his converted barn, where he performed on the album as lead guitarist and keyboardist and produced the album. It was the first Kansas album for which Livgren had written all the songs. Shortly after the release of Somewhere to Elsewhere, Livgren began work on The Best of Kerry Livgren ...
Here are seven books written by Kansas authors that were published this year. Give the gift of the written word. These 7 books were published by Kansas authors in 2023
For the second year in a row, she is nominated for songwriter of the year by the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Shortly thereafter, he retired from professional singing and devoted his attention to writing, and in 1953 he formed the Mosie Lister Publishing Company which later merged into Lillenas Publishing Company of Kansas City, Missouri in October 1969. [3] [4] As of 2014, Lister's songs catalog over 700 in numbers, with thousands more in arrangements.
Ronnie Platt, who became Kansas' lead singer in 2014, rated "The Wall" as one of his 10 favorite Kansas songs. [10] Platt said "The guitar lead coming in immediately and then concluding the intro with harmony guitars, heartfelt lyrics, and a passionate, dramatic conclusion, has always been near the top of my list."