Bob Dylan -'Dixie'

Dixie
by Daniel Decatur Emmett of Mount Vernon, Ohio (1859)

"Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Old times there are not forgotten,
Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land.

In Dixie Land, where I was born in,
early on one frosty mornin',
Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land.

I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land I'll take my stand
to live and die in Dixie.
Away, away, away down south in Dixie.
Away, away, away down south in Dixie "

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"Dixie" remained one of President Lincoln's favorite tunes. Historian Cheryl Thurber says the very day the South surrendered, Lincoln asked a band to play "Dixie" for crowds gathered outside the White House.

In a New York apartment on a rainy day in March 1859, Daniel Decatur Emmett sat down at his desk to write a song for his employer, Bryant’s Minstrels, and its upcoming stage show. Then 44 years old, Emmett had been composing minstrel songs — to be performed primarily by white actors in blackface — since he was 15. Looking out his window at the dreary day outside, Emmett took his inspiration from the weather. A single line, “I wish I was in Dixie,” echoed in his mind. Before long, it would echo across the country.

[iGamingAlliance]

Dixie will NEVER truly die. And congrats to Minnesota's own Bob Dylan for his Nobel Prize.

[PROFESSOR-I.C.]

Was a big Bob Dylan fan in the 60s and early 70's, while slowly subsiding from him until the "Traveling Wilburys". This man, Robert Zimmerman, born a Jew, from Hibbing, Minnesota and moving to New York, later becoming a Christian is an icon in American history music industry. Daniel Emmett from Ohio wrote and arranged this "Dixie", that both Southerners and many Northerners appreciate the deep proud and cultural meaning of this song. Bob Dylan, you're still the man. Thanks for singing this great, legendary song.

[RebelnOhio]

God Bless DIXIE, what a great version by Dylan

[ginac]

Awesome song... I love our Country, even though we are the Divided States of America now. I will never listen to the haters trashing it, nor will I change! God bless America! 🙋♥️✝️♥️🇺🇲

[eddieboggs]

Hurah for Dixie!!
Many haters are just jealous of Dixie and Southern Heritage.

[sm]

This is the first time I've heard this version.🤔 If I didn't already know better, you'd think Dylan wrote this himself. Fantastic

[ScotchIrishFool]

This song is one that can bring tears of joy to a Southerner in the Celtic South, as it is sometimes called. (Settled by the Scots-Irish, mainly). A proud people from a proud heritage.

[carlosvc]

thanks Bob. Great version. In 1861 most people in the south were so poor they all worked like slaves. Most people were too poor to own slaves. You had rich assholes on both sides who (as usual) had poor people fight a war. I am from the south, the mountains of western North Carolina, where we were still dirt poor in 1961, the year I was born. I have met good and bad people from both sides if the Mason Dixon. I am still poor but have paid my hard earned money 11 times to see mr Dylan perform. Thanks for these great historical photos. They are just like Bob. Honest, not on one side or the other, just the plain picture of the truth.

[nikolabathory]

A very interesting version of this cool song. Dylan is a genius.

[msmdac]

When I hear Bob Dylan sing this immortal song I can imagine him around a camp fire with a mug of coffee and a flask of hootch to go with it.  BTW to all those arm chair pholosophers - as an old soldier I can assure you all that young men have always died so the old men can keep their money and their power. It's just the way of things. Thanks for the post

[starfed]

Always love this song and I am so grateful for you posting this because now I remember why is this exact version

[pierrepaulrenard]

always loved Dylan no matter how it turns out to be...always surprising and funny...great artist

[pbyfreeebyrd]

Great, he captures my emotion.
Whoda thought it from a Minnesotta man.
As a southerner, born and bred, I say "well done

[mustlovepretzels]

NanchatteDesu: thanks for posting. Great cover by Zimmy. Cheers!

[jtb]

It's just amazing ! I wish I was in Dixie too!

[gjs]

Wonderful. Great video, great song. Thanks for posting!

[jeremyingram]

This ain't a racist song. To me it's emotional, other people don't get it but southerners do.

[yohannflavier]

I'm french but love this song and this video clip is really amazing congrat and thanks to the share

[davidfcollis]

Wonderful Song ! It's about HERITAGE KNOW THAT !

[hawthorneguy]

I never knew of this recording.  Interesting find.  AND a great slide show, kudos!