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"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song by The Band, recorded in 1969 and released on their self-titled second album. Joan Baez's cover of the song was a top-five chart hit in late 1971. ==Creation and recording== The song was written by Robbie Robertson. According to Rob Bowman's liner notes to the 2000 reissue of The Band's second album, ''The Band'', it has been viewed as a concept album, with the songs focusing on peoples, places and traditions associated with an older version of Americana. The lyrics tell of the last days of the American Civil War and the suffering of white Southerners. Robertson stated that he had the music to the song in his head but at first had no idea what it was to be about. Then the concept came to him and he did further research. Levon Helm, a native of Arkansas, has stated that he assisted in the research for the lyrics.〔 In his 1993 book ''This Wheel's on Fire'', Helm writes "Robbie and I worked on 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' up in Woodstock. I remember taking him to the library so he could research the history and geography of the era and make General Robert E. Lee come out with all due respect." The Band frequently performed the song in concert, and it is included on the group's live albums ''Rock of Ages'' (1972) and ''Before the Flood'' (1974). The song was included in the concert on Thanksgiving Day 1976 which was recorded in the documentary film about the concert, ''The Last Waltz'', as well as the soundtrack album from the film. The last time the song was performed by Helm was in ''The Last Waltz (1976)''. Helm refused to play the song after 1976. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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