The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

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They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la"

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Canadian musician Robbie Robertson, first recorded by The Band in 1969 and released on their self-titled second album. The lyrics tell of the last days of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Confederate soldier Virgil Caine "served on the Danville train," the main supply line into the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia is holding the line at the Siege of Petersburg. As part of the offensive campaign, Union Army General George Stoneman&#x… read more
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Canadian musician Robbie Robertson, first recorded by The Band in 1969 and relea… read more
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Canadian musician Robbie Robertson, first recorded by The Band in 1969 and released on their self-titled second album… read more

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The Band was an influential Canadian-American rock n' roll group of the 1960s and '70s, formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Band comprised Robbie Robertson (1943 - 2023) (guitar, piano, drums, harmonica); Richard Manuel (1943-1986) (piano, harmonica, drums, saxophone, organ, slide guitar); Garth Hudson (organ, piano, clavinet, accordion, synthesizer, saxophone) (1937 -2025); Rick Danko (1943-1999) (bass guitar, violin, trombone, guitar), and Levon Helm (1940-2012) (drums, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica). The members of The Band first worked together as The H… read more
The Band was an influential Canadian-American rock n' roll group of the 1960s and '70s, formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Band comprised Robbie Robertson (1943 - 2023) (guit… read more
The Band was an influential Canadian-American rock n' roll group of the 1960s and '70s, formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Band comprised Robbie Robertson (1943 - 2023) (guitar, piano, drums, harmonica); Richard Manuel (… read more

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