biography
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Emmett, Daniel (Decatur)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1815–1904)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA. A pioneering member of blackface comedy troops (1842–98), he composed songs for minstrel shows, including ‘Dixie’ (1859), which became the Southern anthem. |
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