April 4, 1859 The song "Dixie" was first performed in New York City as part of a blackface minstrel show by Bryant's Minstrels.
Dixie (song), article rom Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_(song)#:~:text=%22Dixie%22%2C%20also%20known%20as,products%20of%20the%2019th%20century.
Dixie, song information from Song of America    https://songofamerica.net/song/dixie/

DIXIE aka  I WISH I WAS IN DIXIE  or   DIXIE’S LAND   Various recordings of each title on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dixie+song
WHILE THE BAND IS PLAYING DIXIE   - Various recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=While+The+Band+Is+Playing+Dixie
Mudcat Thread ,Lyr Req: While the Band is Playing Dixie     /thread.cfm?threadid=58286
LET THE BAND PLAY DIXIE   - Bob Gibson       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INTZTqZ7RgA
The news was run from Richmond
In that fading April sun
That Lee had handed Grant his sword
The war was finally won

Mudcat Thread, Lyr Req: Let the Band Play Dixie (Bob Gibson)     /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=17279

I SANG DIXIE  - Dwight Yoakam       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJCPnd3NDNs