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Oct 29, 1815Songwriter Daniel Emmett is born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He authors "Dixie," a Southern signature that becomes a part of the Elvis Presley single "American Trilogy" and the Hank Williams Jr. country hit "Dixie On My Mind"Apr 4, 1859The Southern anthem "Dixie" is performed publicly for the first time by Daniel Emmett and a minstrel group at Mechanics Hall in New York City. Elements of the song will be incorporated more than a century later into Elvis Presley's "An American Trilogy" and Hank Williams Jr.'s "Dixie On My Mind"Jun 28, 1904Daniel Emmett dies in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He wrote the classic "Dixie," incorporated by songwriter Mickey Newbury into "An American Trilogy" for Elvis Presley
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