Home on the Range

"Home on the Range"
Song
GenreWestern folk song
Composer(s)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. He wrote them in a poem called "My Western Home" in 1872.[1][2] In 1947, it became the state song of the U.S. state of Kansas.[1] In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 western songs of all time.[3]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Home on the Range - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". Kshs.org. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. International, Rotary (September 1955). "Home on the Range". The Rotarian: 40.
  3. Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.

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