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Southern Soldier: Favorite Campfire Songs of the Civil War. Website: http://CivilWarBand.com /. Loved by many, despised by others, “Dixie” is still among the most recognizable of all American songs. Ironically, it was written by a Northerner, Daniel Decatur Emmett.
"Dixie", also known as "Dixie's Land", "I Wish I Was in Dixie", and other titles, is a song about the Southern United States first made in 1859. It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century.
May 2, 2024 · “Dixie,” a popular American Marching Song, was written and composed by Daniel Decatur Emmett in 1859. The song’s original title was “Dixie’s Land,” and it became an instant sensation across America, particularly in the South, where it became an anthem for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Dixie - Lyrics. By Daniel Decatur Emmett of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not forgotten, ( Alt Original: Cinnamon seed and sandy bottom,) Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land. In Dixie Land, where I was born in, early on one frosty mornin', Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land.
"Dixie" is a song with music and lyrics by the Northerner Daniel Decatur Emmett (included in the Artists, Movements and Ideas section of the Song of America database.) His song was first performed in a minstrel show in New York City in 1859, but it soon swept the South, and when Confederate President Jefferson Davis took the oath of office in ...
The song “Dixie” was the composed by Daniel Decatur Emmett and acted as an unofficial anthem for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
1916 rendition of Dixie by the Metropolitan Mixed Chorus with Ada Jones and Billy Murray Lyrics (Daniel Decatur Emmett) : I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not...
Dixie by Daniel Decatur Emmett song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
Dixie Lyrics. O, I wish I was in the land of cotton. Old times there are not forgotten. Look away! Dixie Land. In Dixie Land where I was born in. Early on one frosty mornin'...
In Dixie's Land where I was born in, Early on one frosty morning, Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land! CHORUS: Then I wish I was in Dixie! Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie's Land I'll take my stand, to live and die in Dixie!
