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 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings
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 B-]915 | 10-in. | 10/26/1901 | In Dixie land | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]915 | 7-in. | 7/17/1901 | In Dixie land | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-1745 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | Dixie | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | E-1745 | 8-in. | 1/23/1907 | Dixie Land | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | C-1778 | 12-in. | 10/17/1904 | Dixie | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-1778 | 10-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 | E-2418 | 8-in. | 3/30/1906 | Dixie | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-2418 | 10-in. | 3/25/1905 | Dixie | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-4497 | 10-in. | 7/3/1907 | Dixie fantasia | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-4497 | 12-in. | 5/16/1907 | 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 | |
Victor | BVE-49020 | 10-in. | 12/26/1928 | Dixie | Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus, with band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-51066 | 10-in. | 3/28/1929 | Dixie | Ralph Crane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-048774 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Dixie | Emile Coté ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with organ | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-0189 | 10-in. | 2/4/1949 | Dixie | Jane Pickens ; Henri René | Female vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 361 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Dixie | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 361 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Dixie | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 451 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Dixie land | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 451 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Dixie | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 1777 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Apr. 1904 | Dixie | Harlan and Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra and fife and drum corps effect | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 19732 | 10-in. | 1/22/1912 | Dixie | Cecil Fanning | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 46968 | 10-in. | 8/17/1916 | Medley of patriotic airs | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 47062 | 10-in. | 10/13/1916 | Jordan am a hard road to travel | Harry C. Browne | Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 47199 | 10-in. | 11/29/1916 | Southern medley | Fred Van Eps | Banjo solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77004 | 10-in. | 4/23/1917 | Dixie | Broadway Quartette [i.e., Columbia Stellar Quartette] ; Edgar Stoddard | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 78277 | 10-in. | 1/29/1919 | Dixie | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 80827 | 10-in. | 2/2/1923 | Southern medley | Harry Reser ; Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30370 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1910 | Dixie | Kitty Cheatham ; Vess L. Ossman | Female vocal solo, with banjo | composer | |
Columbia | W143795 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Dixie | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147363 | 10-in. | 10/31/1928 | Dixie | Red Mountain Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio, with talking, whistling, and percussive effects | composer | |
Columbia | 90054 | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Old Dan Tucker | Bentley Ball | Male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | S-7582 | 10-in. | Sept. 1920 | Grand fantasia on Dixie | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
OKeh | W80462 | 10-in. | 2/21/1927 | Dixie | Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson | Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | 5299 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Dixie | Criterion Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | 14399-14401 | 10-in. | 12/5/1924 | Dixie | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29100 | 10-in. | 1/12/1929 | Dixie | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E34421 | 10-in. | 9/18/1930 | Dixie | Kessinger Brothers | Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet | composer | |
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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Emmett, Daniel Decatur," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.
Emmett, Daniel Decatur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104033.
"Emmett, Daniel Decatur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82225853
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MusicBrainz: Daniel Decatur Emmett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/64d30a3f-3e5d-4a66-99c8-ee383c9334f3
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