"The Dixie Volunteers" is a World War I song written and composed by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby.[1] This song was published in 1917 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., in New York, NY.The sheet music cover, illustrated by Barbelle, features soldiers marching with an inset photo of Eddie Cantor.[2]
| "The Dixie Volunteers" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1917 |
| Songwriter(s) | Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby |
The song was written to pay homage to the southern soldiers in the American army who were headed to France.[3] It became notably popular, because it was performed by Eddie Cantor in the Ziegfeld Follies.[4]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5]
References edit
- ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 166. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
- ^ Watkins, Glenn (2003). Proof through the Night: Music and the Great War. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 283. ISBN 9780520927896. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Cox, Karen L. Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011. P. 25-27. ISBN 9780807834718 OCLC 668197744
- ^ Leslie, Edgar, Harry Ruby, and Barbelle. 1917. The Dixie volunteers. New York City: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.OCLC 74490611
Bibliography edit
- Cox, Karen L. Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011. ISBN 9780807834718. OCLC 668197744
- Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
- Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433
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