- From Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Lives in the Nashville area.
- A prolific songwriter, her songs have been recorded by such artists as Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Loretta Lynn, Pat Green, Brother Phelps, Rhonda Vincent, Claire Lynch, Darrell Scott, The Whites, the Osborne Brothers and others.
- 1989, recorded a solo project on MCA Records which was never released except for one single “You Are a Rock.”
- 1999, released Simple Path
(no label).
- 2003, released Thunderbird
(no label).
- 2014, released Pennsylvania Coal
(Patio), her first bluegrass album.
- 2018, released These Hills album (Mountain Fever).
- 2019, released Benny’s TV Repair album (Mountain Fever).
Kelley, Irene
