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That April, Mrs. John Wood sang "Dixie" in a John Brougham burlesque called Po-ca-hon-tas, or The Gentle Savage, increasing the song's popularity in New Orleans. On the surface "Dixie" seems an unlikely candidate for a Southern hit; it has a Northern composer, stars a black protagonist, is intended as a dance song, and lacks any of the ...
The song was number 245 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. [5] Pitchfork Media named it the forty-second best song of the 1960s. [10] The song is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" [11] and Time magazine's All-Time 100. [12]
The song first became popular in 1965 by the girl group the Dixie Cups, who scored an international hit with "Iko Iko". In 1967, as part of a lawsuit settlement between Crawford and the Dixie Cups, the trio were given part songwriting credit for the song. In 1972, Dr. John had a minor hit with his version
Michael Duke debuted on the album Dixie Rock adding keyboards and vocals, and stayed with the band through their tenure in the Southern rock era. A period of personnel and record label changes followed and in 1978 with a new Epic Records contract the new line-up included Jimmy and Jack Hall, Mike Duke, drummer T.K. Lively, and guitarists ...
"An American Trilogy" is a 1972 song medley arranged by country composer Mickey Newbury and popularized by Elvis Presley, who included it as a showstopper in his concert routines. The medley uses three 19th-century songs: "Dixie" — a popular folk song about the southern United States.
Goin' Back to Dixie is a bluegrass album by American musician John Hartford, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). [1] Professional ratings ... "The Death Of John ...
John Wheeler (born January 7, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and, music producer. While he is best known as the creator [ 1 ] and frontman of the internationally-known "rockgrass" band Hayseed Dixie , [ 2 ] Wheeler also performs solo and has produced and performed on albums by many other artists. [ 3 ]
This album was released on June 27, 2006 on the Curb Records label. This album has two brand new songs, "That's How They Do It in Dixie," and "Stirrin' It Up". The former was released as a single, while "A Country Boy Can Survive" was re-released. Both songs were made into music videos in 2006.