Dan Emmett

Life

Born: 29 October 1815

Died: 28 June 1904

Biography

Daniel Decatur Emmett was a songwriter and performer in the "blackface" minstrel tradition, born and died in Ohio.

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List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Dan Emmett compositions

• Dixie (contested authorship)
• Early in the Mornin'
• Polly Wolly Doodle
• Old Dan Tucker
• The Boatman's Dance
• The Road to Richmond
• Turkey in the Straw (contested authorship)
• Walk Along, John

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Publications

• The Drummer's and Fifer's Guide Or Self Instructor Containing a Plain and Easy Introduction of the Rudimental Principles for the Drum and Fife to Which Are Added Marches, Quicksteps, Side-Beats, Troops, Retreats, Signals, Calls, Etc. With Explanatory... (1862)