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The most successful version of the song was the one by Joan Baez, which became a RIAA-certified Gold record on 22 October 1971. In addition to chart action on the Hot 100, the record spent five weeks atop the easy listening chart . [21]
- 3:33
- September 22, 1969
- 1969
- Folk rock
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Lyrics. [Verse 1] Virgil Caine is my name and I drove on the Danville train. Till so much cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. In the...
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Aug 30, 2023 · The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is a powerful and poignant song that was written by Robbie Robertson and made famous by Joan Baez. Released in 1971, the song tells the story of the American Civil War from the perspective of a poor white southerner.
