Daniel Decatur Emmett

Daniel Decatur Emmett

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".

Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1815 (Mount Vernon), Died June 28, 1904

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 55 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	102	7-in.	4/7/1898	Dixie	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	942	7-in.	10/14/1896	Dixie	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	4261	7-in.	Apr. 1898	Dixie	Apollo Quartette	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Berliner	054	7-in.	3/28/1899	Dixie’s land	George J. Gaskin	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	0213	7-in.	6/7/1899	Dixie	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]320	7-in.	10/2/1900	Dixie cheers	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]915	10-in.	10/26/1901	In Dixie land	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]915	7-in.	7/17/1901	In Dixie land	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1745	10-in.	10/10/1904	Dixie	Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-1745	8-in.	1/23/1907	Dixie Land	Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-1778	12-in.	10/17/1904	Dixie	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-1778	10-in.	10/17/1904	Dixie	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-1940	10-in.	11/16/1904	Dixie Land	Manhattan Female Quartet	Female vocal quartet	composer
Victor	A-2070	7-in.	12/21/1904	Dixie	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	E-2418	8-in.	3/30/1906	Dixie	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-2418	10-in.	3/25/1905	Dixie	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-4497	10-in.	7/3/1907	Dixie fantasia	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-4497	12-in.	5/16/1907	Dixie fantasia	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-6268	10-in.	6/15/1908	Lullaby	Harold Jarvis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8061	10-in.	6/16/1909	Dixie	Whitney Brothers Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-9010	10-in.	5/25/1910	Dixie	Maud Powell	Violin solo, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	B-17031	10-in.	1/19/1916	Dixie land	Kitty Cheatham	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18971	10-in.	1/8/1917	Dixie	Mabel Garrison ; Victor Male Quartet	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23723	10-in.	2/6/1920	Dixie	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-42565	10-in.	3/26/1928	Dixie	Mary Lewis	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 55 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Emmett, Daniel Decatur," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.

Emmett, Daniel Decatur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.

"Emmett, Daniel Decatur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.