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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 51-55 of 55 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E34421 10-in. 9/18/1930 Dixie Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet composer  
Edison 4655 10-in. 4/13/1916 Dixie New York Military Band Band, with banjo and whistling composer, lyricist  
Edison 4659 10-in. 4/13/1916 Dixie Metropolitan Mixed Chorus Mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 6709 10-in. 4/7/1919 From the land of the sky-blue water Frieda Hempel Soprano vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Vocalion 13307 10-in. June 1924 Dixie Uncle "Am" Stuart Fiddle (violin) solo composer  
(Results 51-55 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033

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