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Producer (s) John Simon. Audio. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band on YouTube. " The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down " is a song written by Robbie Robertson and originally recorded by the Canadian-American roots rock group The Band in 1969 and released on their eponymous second album. Levon Helm provided the lead vocals.
- 3:33
- September 22, 1969
- 1969
- Folk rock
Sep 18, 2023 · “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” is a first-person narrative from the final days of The Civil War. Drummer (and vocalist on this song) Levon Helm calls himself Virgil Kane, a soldier who ...
- Staff Writer
- 4 min
The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, la-la-la, na-na La-la, na-na, la-la-la-la-la" Like my father before me I will work the land And like my brother above me Who took a rebel stand He was just eighteen, proud and brave
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Lyrics: : / Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train / 'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again / In the winter of '65, we ...
