Dan Emmett
American entertainer
Died when: 88 years 243 days (1063 months)Star Sign: Scorpio

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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