"Dixie"- by Black Irish Band Performed on traditional instruments of the 1850s this famous song from American History-"Dixie" is a song with music and lyrics by the Northerner- Daniel Decatur Emmett (Irish Family) His song was first performed in a minstrel show in New York City in 1859, but it soon swept the South, and when Confederate President Jefferson Davis took the oath of office in 1861, the band played “Dixie.” Southern troops marched into battle singing the song. The composer, who suppor

The Band performing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" on Saturday Night Live, October 30, 1976. The Band appeared on SNL's second season, and the performance marked one of their last live appearances as The Last Waltz would happen roughly a month later. #TheBand #MusicHistory #SNL | The Band: A History