Shelly Lee Alley (July 6, 1894 – June 1, 1964) was an American singer, musician, songwriter and western swing bandleader.
As a songwriter, Alley wrote "Travelin' Blues" for Jimmie Rodgers, a song which has been recorded by over 20 artists, including Merle Haggard and Ernest Tubb.
[2] During World War I, Alley was the bandleader for a military orchestra in San Antonio, Texas.
In the 1920s, he moved the Dallas-Fort Worth area and led pop and jazz dance and radio orchestras.
Cliff Bruner, Leon Selph, Floyd Tillman and Ted Daffan were in the band.
Alley performed with Patsy and the Buckaroos, a Beaumont, Texas based band.