Dan Emmett | |
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| Birth name | Daniel Decatur Emmett |
| Born | October 29, 1815 Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 1904 (aged 88) Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1834–1835 |
| Awards | Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970) |
| Spouse(s) | Catharine Rives
(m. 1853; died 1875) Mary Bird (m. 1879) |
| Other work | Songwriter |
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.[1] He is most remembered as the composer of the song "Dixie".
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Music, Oxford University Press 1955 (Percy A. Scholes, ed.)