Daniel Decatur Emmett
American composer and entertainer
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". Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1815, Mount Vernon, OH
Died: June 28, 1904 (age 88 years), Mount Vernon, OH
Nationality: American
Place of burial: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, OH
Service/branch: United States Army
Spouse(s): ; Catharine Rives (m. 1853; died 1875): Mary Bird (m. 1879)
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