Daniel Decatur "Dan" Emmett (1815-1904), was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio. 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mount Vernon is a city located in Knox County, Ohio. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ...

After serving in the United States Army, Emmett joined a circus company in 1835. In 1842, in association with several other men, he organized the "Virginia Minstrels", which made their first appearance at the old Chatham Square Theatre in New York City on February 17, 1843. They are said to be the first group of white men to paint their hands and faces black prior to performing their acts on stage. Their form of entertainment was called a negro minstrel show. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 21 - John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. ... The Virginia Minstrels was a group of 19th Century American entertainers known for helping to invent the entertainment form known as the Minstrel show. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Negro means the color black in both Spanish and Portuguese languages, being derived from the Latin word niger of the same meaning. ... The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, is an indigenous form of American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, usually performed by white people in blackface. ...

Notable songs composed by Dan Emmett include:

• "Old Dan Tucker".
• "Boatman's Dance".
• "The Road to Richmond".
• "Walk Along, John".
• "Early in the Mornin'".

Dan Emmett is said to have composed the famous song "Dixie" in 1859, though another ballad writer named William Shakespeare Hays (1837-1907) (pen name, "Will S. Hays"), claimed to be the true author of "Dixie". Dixie is a nickname for the Southern region of the United States. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Events January 10 - DePauw University founded in Greencastle, Indiana January 26 - Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state February 8 - Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 - American Physiological Society organizes in Boston February 13 - Rowland... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Origins of minstrelsy

The term "minstrel" was derived from Old French menestrel, menesterel, menestral, French ménestral, Italian ministrello, menestrello, from Middle Latin ministralis, ministrel, "retainer," Latin minister, "attendant," "retainer," "minister," from minor, "less." A minstrel was a bard who played songs to tell stories about other places or about historical events of the Middle Ages. ... Old French is a term sometimes used to refer to the langue doïl, the continuum of varieties of Romance language spoken in territories corresponding roughly to the northern half of modern France and parts of Belgium and Switzerland during the period roughly from 1000 to 1300 A.D... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ... Latin - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

In Europe, before the Norman Conquest, the professional poet was known in England as a scôp (shaper or maker), who composed his own poems, and sang them to the accompaniment of a rude harp. Another type of performers, in a rank much beneath the scôp, were the gleemen, who had no settled abode, but roamed about from place to place, earning what they could from their performances. Late in the 13th century, the term minstrel began to be used to designate a performer who amused his lord with music and song. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest was the conquest of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

In a complex way involving invasions, wars, conquests, etc., two categories of composers originated. Poets like Chaucer and John Gower appeared in one category wherein music was not a part. Minstrels, on the other hand, swarmed at feasts and festivals in great numbers with harps, fiddles, bagpipes, flutes, flageolots, citterns, and kettledrums. Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Chanticleer the rooster from an outdoor production of Chanticleer and the Fox at Ashby_de_la_Zouch castle Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. ... John Gower (c. ...

As early as 1321, the minstrels of Paris were formed into a guild. A guild of royal minstrels was organized in England in 1469. Minstrels were required to either join the guild or to abstain from practicing their craft. Some minstrels were retained by lords as jesters who, in some cases, also practiced the art of juggling. Some were women, or women who followed minstrels in their travels. Trained animals, such as bears, were employed by minstrels in Europe: everywhere they were welcomed during the Middle Ages. Minstrelsy died out slowly in Europe by about 1700 (though isolated remnants of it in the person of single individuals were said to exist well into the 19th century). Events Births Deaths September 14 - Dante Alighieri - author of The Divine Comedy, one of the great classics of World Literature and a foundation of Italian Literature, also considered a great masterpiece of Christian literature. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In North America, the southern negro appeared on stage towards the beginning of the nineteenth century. Other actors sang and danced their way into public favor before the advent of Thomas D. Rice, the reputed founder of negro minstrelsy. His song, "Jim Crow," was the first big hit song in United States history. Rice went to England in 1836 and gained universal recognition for negro minstrelsy, thereby establishing himself as the founder. World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... Negro means the color black in both Spanish and Portuguese languages, being derived from the Latin word niger of the same meaning. ... Thomas Dartmouth Daddy Rice (May, 1808 - September 16, 1860), was a comedian and the creator of the blackface form of comedy of the 1800s and early 1900s. ... Negro means the color black in both Spanish and Portuguese languages, being derived from the Latin word niger of the same meaning. ... A depiction of T.D. Rices Jim Crow In the United States, the so-called Jim Crow laws were made to enforce racial segregation, and included laws that would prevent African Americans from doing things that a white person could do. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Events January - Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 - United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. ... Negro means the color black in both Spanish and Portuguese languages, being derived from the Latin word niger of the same meaning. ...

See also

• Minstrel show