Dan Emmett
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Dan Emmett was a 19th-century American songwriter and blackface minstrel performer best known for composing the song "Dixie."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dixie | 0 |
| Old Dan Tucker | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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blackface minstrel ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ minstrel performer ⓘ song ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War era popular music
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minstrel shows in the United States ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1815-10-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Dan Emmett
NERFINISHED
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Dan Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1904-06-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment
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music composition ⓘ theatrical performance ⓘ |
| fullName | Daniel Decatur Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
American popular music
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minstrel music ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American popular music of the 19th century
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minstrel show tradition ⓘ |
| instrument |
banjo
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fiddle ⓘ |
| knownFor | composing the song "Dixie" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Decatur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | blackface minstrelsy ⓘ |
| name | Dan Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early blackface minstrel shows ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dixie
NERFINISHED
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Old Dan Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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minstrel performer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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