A country / bluegrass musician from Stover, Missouri. He is a multi-champion of state, regional and world fiddle trophies. Inspired by his father’s square dance fiddling, he began his musical journey at an early age. He entered and won his first fiddle contest, the Missouri State Fiddle Championship in 1965. His professional music career includes Opry Shows, a Special Services Band while stationed in Vietnam, a ten-year tour with national country legend Judy Lynn including eight years with fiddle king Bobby Hicks. Kelly has performed in every state, Canada and overseas. He was selected by the Performing Arts Center as Missouri’s state representative in 1996 to perform at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D. C. Currently he tours with Leroy Van Dyke and plays with Ironweed while home in Stover.