
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815 – June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1815 (Mount Vernon), Died June 28, 1904
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 54 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 A-]915 | 7-in. | 7/17/1901 | In Dixie land | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]915 | 10-in. | 10/26/1901 | In Dixie land | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | B-1745 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | Dixie | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | E-1745 | 8-in. | 1/23/1907 | Dixie Land | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | B-1778 | 10-in. | 10/17/1904 | Dixie | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-1778 | 12-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 | B-2418 | 10-in. | 3/25/1905 | Dixie | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | E-2418 | 8-in. | 3/30/1906 | Dixie | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-4497 | 12-in. | 5/16/1907 | Dixie fantasia | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-4497 | 10-in. | 7/3/1907 | 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Emmett, Daniel Decatur," accessed August 13, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.
Emmett, Daniel Decatur. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.
"Emmett, Daniel Decatur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 13 August 2022.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Dan Emmett
Discogs: Emmett, Daniel Decatur
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Allmusic: Emmett, Daniel Decatur
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82225853
Wikidata: Dan Emmett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3602423
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8322392
MusicBrainz: Daniel Decatur Emmett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/64d30a3f-3e5d-4a66-99c8-ee383c9334f3
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