Daniel Decatur Emmett

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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 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-54 of 54 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 51-54 of 54 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Emmett, Daniel Decatur," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.

Emmett, Daniel Decatur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.

"Emmett, Daniel Decatur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.