Casey Kelly (songwriter)

Kelly began his career performing in Baton Rouge with a local group known as the Greek Fountains. He then moved to New York City to work as a session musician and singer, songwriter, arranger, music publisher, record producer and record company executive. He toured with Tom Rush, playing guitar, harmonica, and piano and then went to Los Angeles where he signed a recording deal with producer Joe Wissert through Warner Brothers Records. After releasing a single at Warner Brothers Records he moved on to A&M Records and formed the Luziana Band which was recorded by Jim Hilton. His next label deal was at Elektra Records where he worked with producer Richard Sanford Orshoff, recording two nationally acclaimed LP's, "Casey Kelly" and "For Sale". He toured extensively opening shows and performing with various acts including America and Frank Zappa. ==Songwriting career==

Recruited by famous publisher/producer Bob Montgomery, Kelly moved to Nashville in 1978, where he has lived ever since writing songs for many of the major publishers and artists. In addition to his top ten country hits, he also wrote “That Road Not Taken” by Joe Diffie, "Only Game in Town" by America and "Resign Yourself" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He also had a radio hit with his own song "Poor Boy". ==Chart singles==

The following is a list of Casey Kelly compositions that were chart hits. ==Recordings by Casey Kelly==

• 1972: "Casey Kelly" – Casey Kelly • 1973: "For Sale" – Casey Kelly • 1995: "Himownself: The Hits" - Casey Kelly • 2017: "The Long Road to You" - Kelly&Ellis (Casey Kelly and Leslie Ellis) ==Books Written by Casey Kelly==

In 2011, Kelly and co-writer David Hodge released a self-help text for songwriters entitled ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Art of Songwriting''. ==References==