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Dan Emmett

American entertainer and composer

Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815 – June 28, 1904) was an American composer, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels. He is most remembered as the composer of the song "Dixie".

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Works

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  • Dixie
  • Home Dixie
  • Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel