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Dan Emmett

American entertainer

Died when: 88 years 243 days (1063 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Dan Emmett

Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815 – June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels.

He is most remembered as the composer of the song "Dixie".


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