American Patriotic Song - 'Dixie' (RARE VERSION)

"Dixie", also known as "Dixie's Land", "I Wish I Was in Dixie" and other titles, is a song about the Southern United States first made in 1859. It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century. It was not a folk song at its creation, but it has since entered the American folk vernacular. The song likely cemented the word "Dixie" in the American vocabulary as a nickname for the Southern U.S.

[FredomiaIV]

too many people are malding

The song predates the Civil War and the Confederacy, as it was a Folk song written by a Buckeye (Ohio resident). The song is still widely used today as a American Patriotic Song, mainly in Dixieland.

The flag is used as a symbol of Southern pride.

[VohzdinWerewolf]

this has got to be one of the best renditions of Dixie i've ever heard

[MrBert]

When the American expeditionary force arrived in Britain in 1918, shortly after the US joined WW1, the United States had no national anthem. The British army band sent to welcome them, therefore, was in a complete muddle as they didn’t know what song to play for the troops as they disembarked. Then their leader ordered the band to play Dixie because, and I quote, “It is the most American tune ever written.”

[rosskardon]

Shortly after the surrender of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse in April of 1865, at the victory celebration in the White House, President Abraham Lincoln ordered the band to play "Dixie"!

[johnnyrebel]

The South Lives and marches on .From Scotland.

[paolotrunfio]

Im soutern from the south of Italy l love this song and the south of USA. God bless you all. Paolo.

[philliphamilton]

I am now 75, and spent several years of my youth in Charleston and parts of Virginia. Wonderful. I love the South and its people. Hold on, be proud.

[antoniorose]

Love the song. Born in China, moved to Texas, wherever has freedom is my homeland.

[philyip]

I was born in China and moved to the U.S. I learned this song in 1970 from my college roommates .

[onionhat]

Abraham Lincoln himself considered this a patriotic song.

[dharmapersona]

This Version of Dixieland is Beautiful
I love the splendid tunes here

[theidahospud]

There is an effort by racist, anti-southern activists to cancel out anything and everything the confederacy stood for and the history of its conflict with the north. One cannot deny what happened and history cannot or should be canceled--- Southern history is a fact-- and this song should forever be honored and played as a tribute to the men who fought for a cause they truly believed in.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

One of the greatest songs ever written and sung no matter what side you are on.

[kidsoxoxox]

Beautiful, truly.
So glad my home Melbourne Australia showed CSS Shenandoah Raider Officers and Crew a real good time during their stay.

[josvandencamp]

I'm a southerner from the south-east of the Netherlands and I love this song.

[kazakovbrekker]

Great song! I didn't know this version, thank's for sharing
Greetings from France ❤🇫🇷🇺🇲

[jameslongstreet]

Patriotic, hell yeah! It's a Southern thing...

[Garatem]

My two homelands, La patria Vieja de Chile and Dixieland ♥️

[toontown]

This song goes so hard that my Speakers spitting cotton.

[PeterNebelung]

I would suggest that anyone who is offended, grow a thicker skin.