Question: "Home on the Range" is a classic western folk song sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West, the lyrics were originally written by who of Smith County, located in the U.S. state of Kansas?

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Liang Jingfeng: Liang Jingfeng (梁景峰; also Liang Ching-feng, Liang Chingfeng; born 1944 in Gaoshu Township, Pingtung County) is a well-known Taiwanese specialist on Taiwan Nativist Literature, especially native Taiwanese poetry since the 1920s.  He is also a scholar dedicated to German literature and especially to Heinrich Heine studies.  He was a notable activist in the Tangwai movement that took to the streets since the mid-1970s in opposition to the KMT dictatorship and for democracy and the rights of workers, peasants, and fisherfolk.  In the 1970s, he was very active in the Tangwai Movement or Democracy Movement.  Liang was also active in the folk music movement scene, and is known in Taiwan as the man who wrote the lyrics of the song "Meilidao" (Beautiful Island美麗島), the anthem of the Tangwai movement and today, almost the unofficial anthem of Taiwan.

Brewster Higley: Brewster Martin Higley VI (November 30, 1823 – December 9, 1911) was an otolaryngologist who became famous for writing "The Western Home."  Originally written in 1872 and published under the title "Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam" in the "Smith County Pioneer" in December 1873, this poem later became the original lyrics for the famous American folk song "Home on the Range."

Zu Mantua in Banden: Zu Mantua in Banden (also known as the "Andreas-Hofer-Lied") is one of the most popular folk songs and, since 1948, the official anthem of the current Austrian State of Tyrol, i.e. the Northern and Eastern part of the former County of Tyrol.  The Landtag assembly of the Italian South Tyrol province in 2004 by majority has rejected its adoption with regard to the Italian-speaking minority.  It is however, like the "Bozner Bergsteigerlied", an unofficial anthem of the German-speaking community.

My Belarusy: "My Belarusy" (Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (My, Bielarusy) ; "We Belarusians") is the unofficial title of the national anthem of Belarus and the first line of its lyrics.  Officially, "My Belarusy" is titled "the State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus" (Belarusian: Дзяржаўны гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь , Russian: Государственный гимн Республики Беларусь ).  The anthem was originally written and adopted in 1955 for use in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.  The music of the Byelorussian SSR anthem was composed by Niescier Sakałoŭski and the lyrics were written by Mikhas Klimkovich.  After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the music composed by Sakałoŭski was kept and the lyrics were discarded.  New lyrics, which were written by Klimkovich and Uladzimir Karyzny, were adopted by a presidential decree issued on July 2, 2002.  The lyrics of the anthem now sing of a friendly Belarus, honoring past military battles and looking forward to the future.  The music was kept due to the historical connections it has to Belarus.

Home on the Range: "Home on the Range" is a classic western folk song sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West.  The lyrics were originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas, in a poem entitled "My Western Home" in 1872.  In 1947, it became the state song of the U.S. state of Kansas.  In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 western songs of all time.

Blaydon Races: "Blaydon Races" (Roud #3511) is a Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Geordie Ridley, in a style deriving from music hall.  It is regarded by many as the unofficial anthem of Tyneside and is frequently sung by supporters of Newcastle United Football Club and Newcastle Falcons rugby club.  Blaydon is a small town in Gateshead, situated about 4 mi from Newcastle upon Tyne, in North East England.  The actual race itself used to take place on the Stella Haugh 1 mi west of Blaydon.  Stella South Power Station was built on the site of the track in the early 1950s, after the races had stopped taking place in 1916.

Oh My Darling, Clementine: "Oh My Darling, Clementine" is an American western folk ballad in trochaic meter usually credited to Percy Montrose (1884), although it is sometimes credited to Barker Bradford.  The song is believed to have been based on another song called "" by H. S. Thompson (1863).  This American folk song is commonly performed in the key of F Major.  Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Cushie Butterfield: "Cushie Butterfield" is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Geordie Ridley, in the style of the music hall popular in the day.  It is regarded by many as the second unofficial anthem of Tyneside after Blaydon Races.

Smith County, Kansas: Smith County (standard abbreviation: SM) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,853.  Its county seat is Smith Center.  The county is named in memory of Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864.

On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at: "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at" or "On Ilkla Moor bar t'at" (Standard English: "On Ilkley Moor without a hat") is a folk song from Yorkshire, England.  It is sung in the Yorkshire dialect, and is considered the unofficial anthem of Yorkshire.  According to tradition, the words were composed by members of a Halifax church choir on an outing to Ilkley Moor near Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

Supporting paragraphs: Home on the Range Smith County, Kansas
Answer: Dr. Brewster M. Higley