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Casey Kelly

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Songwriter

The Resume

    (May 1, 1949- )
    Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Birth name is Daniel Cohen
    Recorded ‘You Can’t Get There from Here,’ ‘Making Believe’ and ‘Poor Boy’
    Wrote the songs ‘The Cowboy Rides Away,’ ‘Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight,’ ‘Soon’ and ‘Somewhere Down the Line’
    Half of the ‘Kelly & Ellis’ duo

Why he might be annoying:

    He tried to rock the same Seventies shag look that most musicians sported at the time.
    He only turned to songwriting for other artists after it became clear he wasn’t going to make it as a solo Rock star.
    For added emphasis, the songs from his two studio albums can be found on YouTube and they barely ever crack two thousand views.
    His first book was The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Art of Songwriting.
    He shares his name with a baseball player.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He works as a session player and has opened for Frank Zappa and America.
    He scored two Grammy nominations for hit songs he penned for Kenny Rogers and Tanya Tucker.
    He wrote four Top Five Billboard Country Music hits, including ‘The Cowboy Rides Away’ for George Strait and ‘Somewhere Down the Line’ for T.G. Sheppard.
    His favorite song is ‘That Road Not Taken’ which he wrote for Joe Diffie.
    He was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2010).
    He is a board member for the Songwriters Guild of America and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
    He and his wife, Grammy-winner Leslie Ellis, formed the folk singing duo Kelly & Ellis shortly after their wedding.

Credit: Eddie Burphy & BoyWiththeGreenHair


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