The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill

Joseph P. Skelly

Joseph Paul Skelly, also abbreviated J. P. Skelley, (29 July 1850 – 23 June 1895) was a composer of music. He arranged the music for songs published as sheet music. For other songs he composed the words and music. The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection at Johns Hopkins University has sheet music for many of the songs he composed. The Library of Congress has several of his works in its collection.Skelly was born in Ireland and died in New York City. He wrote more than 1,000 songs.His song "Little Darling, Dream of Me" was recorded by the Climax Quartet on Climax Records (an early Columbia Records label). He wrote the song "A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother". It was sung by William Raymond of Thatcher, Primrose and West's Minstrels. Vernon Dalhart recorded t… more »