Kelly, Dan
(1842–1905)
Kelly, Dan (22 Jan 1842–1905) American vaudeville and recording artist of the 1890s, specializing in Irish dialect material. He was in the catalogs of the Ohio Phonograph Co. and in the 1893 Columbia catalog. More than 5,000 of his cylinders were sold in 1890–1892, a very high sales figure for that time. Kelly’s most popular titles were in the Pat Brady series—“Pat Brady’s Plea in His Own Defense,” and “Pat Brady before the Election.” [Brooks 1979.]