About Dan Emmett

Daniel Decatur Emmett 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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Dan Emmett

American entertainer and composer (1815-1904)

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October 29, 1815

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June 28, 1904

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