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   Who wrote home on the range?

   • "Home on the Range" stands as one of the best-known and loved songs of the American West. The lyrics originated as the poem "My Western Home" by Kansas homesteader Dr. Brewster M. Higley VI. Higley wrote the lines in the 1870s to celebrate the beauty of his surroundings on the Great Plains. His friend Daniel E. Kelley set the poem to music.

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   Who sang home on the range in 1932?

   • Though Dalhart's record did not sell particularly well, a handful of other artists recorded the song by the end of 1932, including Jules "The Singing Cowboy" Allen (1928), The Arkansas Woodchopper (1929), and Johnny Marvin (1932). In 1932, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt brought "Home on the Range" into the national spotlight.

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   Who wrote Kansas State song 'Home on the range'?

   • "Home on the Range," the state song of Kansas since 1947, was composed by violinist Daniel Kelley with text by otolaryngologist Dr. Brewster Higley. The words "Home on the Range" never appear in Higley's original text. He titled the work "My Western Home," though it often was titled by its first line as well.

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   Where did the song a home on the range come from?

   • On a song collecting journey in 1908, budding folklorist John Avery Lomax learned it as "A Home on the Range" from an African American saloonkeeper in San Antonio, Texas. His informant told him that he heard it on the cattle drives of the 1880s.

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   Why is home on the range a popular song?

   • "Home on the Range" is often performed in programs and concerts of American patriotic music and is frequently used in plays and films. The song is also the theme opening music for the early Western films starring Ray "Crash" Corrigan and his two co-stars in their movie roles as "The Three Mesqueteers".

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   Is home on the range a cowboy anthem?

   • " Home on the Range " (Roud No. 3599) is a classic cowboy song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. [ 1 ] Dr.

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   "Home on the Range" (Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. [1] Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] of Smith County, Kansas , wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Home" in 1872 or 1873, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] with at least one source indicating it ...

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   Jan 6, 2010 · Home On The Range sung by Gene Autry. An idyllic flashback to the 50s with a view into a simple life full of contentment. A log cabin, a family, nature at th...

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   In 1932, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt brought "Home on the Range" into the national spotlight. The Roosevelts embraced American folk songs as part of their efforts to focus attention on the rural Whites and minorities who were hit hardest by the Great Depression.

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   Feb 1, 2023 · “Home on the Range” was born from a poem, titled “My Western Home.” It was written by otolaryngologist Dr. Brewster M. Higley in the early 1870s after he had moved from Indiana to...

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   Daniel E. Kelley. Lyricist (s) Brewster M. Higley. " Home on the Range " is a classic western folk song. It is sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. The lyrics were first written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas.

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   Jul 4, 2024 · 1. Who wrote “Home on The Range”? Brewster M. Higley, a Dragoon Creek, Kansas resident, composed the original version of “Home on The Range” in 1872. 2. Why is “Home on The Range” considered an iconic American song?

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    "Home on the Range," the state song of Kansas since 1947, was composed by violinist Daniel Kelley with text by otolaryngologist Dr. Brewster Higley. The words "Home on the Range" never appear in Higley's original text.