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[152] She wrote many poems supporting the Union cause, including "Dixie for the Union" (1861), [156] written before the outbreak of hostilities to the tune of Dixie [157] (the tune adopted later by the Confederate States of America as a patriotic anthem). [158] The first of the five stanzas is: "A Sound Among the Forest Trees" (1864)
Before even the fall of Fort Sumter, Frances J. Crosby published "Dixie for the Union" and "Dixie Unionized." The tune formed part of the repertoire of both Union bands and common troops until 1863. Broadsides circulated with titles like "The Union 'Dixie'" or "The New Dixie, the True 'Dixie' for Northern Singers."
The song "Dixie Highway" had not previously been (nor was it subsequently) recorded on any Journey studio album. Closing the album is the lone studio track, "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", which was released as a single. In the liner notes, the album is dedicated to AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott, who died in February 1980. Scott is ...
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, [3] country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, [4] blues rock, [5] folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.
J.D. Souther, the singer-songwriter who co-wrote twangy yet debonair hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt that helped define the Southern California country-rock sound of the mid-1970s, has died.
The band's new album Dixie Highway was released in 2020. Steve Grisham retired in June 2021, after which, guitarist Jeff Aulich took over. Dale Oliver fell ill in the fall of 2021 and took a break from touring. Guitarist Jimmy Dormire is currently touring with the Outlaws. In September 2024, it was revealed Freddie Salem had died at the age of ...
Formerly The Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson were at the top of their game in the early 2000s, having sold more than 25 million records since their debut album ...
The Union also adapted Southern songs. In a Union variation of "Dixie", instead of the line "I wish I was in the land of cotton, old times there are not forgotten, Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land", it was changed to "Away down South in the land of traitors, Rattlesnakes and alligators, Right away, come away, right away, come away ...