Shelly Lee Alley
ALLEY, SHELLY LEE (1894–1964). Shelly Lee Alley, fiddler and western swing pioneer, was born in Alleyton, Texas, on July 6, 1894, the son of John Ross and Eliza (Hoover) Alley. Alley, considered one of the greatest bandleaders of the 1930s and 1940s, was descended from the original Austin colony settlers after whom Alleyton was named...
Click here for full text of article on the Handbook of Texas Online, courtesy of the Texas State Historical Association.