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Thread #17279   Message #166001
Posted By: GUEST
20-Jan-00 - 10:55 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Let the Band Play Dixie (Bob Gibson)
Subject: Lincoln and Dixie
I'm looking for lyrics to a song, possibly by Bob Gibson, called "And the Band Played Dixie", referring to the date in April 1865 when the surrender of the Confederacy was announced in DC. The song is about a report of Lincoln calling for the army band to play Dixie in honor of the Southern soldiers. I am also looking for evidence of the actual event, or clearly debunking it as apocryphal. If you know of either, please post here, or email me directly at woodbill@bigfoot.com. Thanks in advance!