Dixie (song) - Wikipedia
"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.
Dixie - Anthem of the Confederate States of America - YouTube
Mar 8, 2009 · 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! In Dixie's Land I'll take my...
"Dixie" (Union Version) - Union Civil War Song - YouTube
Mar 31, 2018 · 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. Union Dixie is a version by the north...
Dixie's Land - YouTube
Jul 1, 2012 · It is one of the most distinctively American musical products of the 19th century, and probably the best-known song to have come out of blackface minstrelsy. Although not a folk song at its...
Civil War Lyrics Dixie by Daniel Decatur Emmett | Civil War Music
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. Bryant’s (blackface) Minstrels premiered it in New York City on April 4, 1859.
How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem - NPR
Jan 6, 2019 · For our series American Anthem, NPR's Bilal Qureshi crisscrossed the Mason-Dixon Line to explore how "Dixie" became and endures as an anthem. And a warning, this story contains a racial slur.
Why Is the South Known as “Dixie”? - HISTORY
Jun 8, 2017 · In 1859, the musician and performer Daniel Decatur Emmett composed “Dixie,” a minstrel song that included the now-famous refrain “Away, away, away down south in Dixie!”
Lee Greenwood – Dixie Lyrics - Genius
Dixie Lyrics: O, I wish I was in the land of cotton / Old times there are not forgotten / Look away! Look away! / Look away! Dixie Land / In Dixie Land where I was born in / Early on one...
The Meaning Behind The Song: Dixie by Daniel Decatur Emmett
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 by Daniel Decatur Emmett - Songfacts
This song is also known as "I Wish I Was in Dixie" or "Dixie's Land." Although this would become an anthem for the Civil War South, with lyrics like "In Dixie Land I'll take my stand to live and die in Dixie," the roots of this song are actually planted in Northern soil.
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