As a songwriter, she has written for Ricky Skaggs, Alan Jackson, Loretta Lynn, and the Osborne Brothers.
[2][3] Kelley is originally from Pennsylvania and in high school sang in a Led Zeppelin cover band.
[4] She was asked to leave the group after suggesting the band cover songs from Dolly Parton.
This was after visiting on her honeymoon in 1983 and discovering the first gathering of the International Bluegrass Music Association.
[5] Kelley co-wrote the Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White song "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" with Nancy Montgomery.