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Re: "Dixie" played twice, right time, right reason

I'll bet you did! interesting tidbit from thelincolnmuseum.org

"Lincoln was not particularly musical, but when a band serenaded him in the White House at the end of the Civil War, he asked it to play “Dixie,” saying, “I have always thought ‘Dixie’ one of the best tunes I have ever heard. Our adversaries over the way attempted to appropriate it, but I insisted yesterday that we fairly captured it... I now request the band to favor me with its performance.” (April 10, 1865)"

Reportedly, Lincoln once asked Grant what his favorite song was. Grant was supposed to have replied, "I know only two; one is 'Yakee Doodle" and the other isn't". LOL Stan

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