This wasn't the first time the band had played "Dixie" on the plain when a cadet resigned his appointment to go off to a war.
The band at Emmett's funeral played "Dixie" as he was lowered into his grave.
And what he'd done is taught himself to play Dixie on the phone.
He asked the band to play "Dixie."
The stations signed on by playing "Dixie."
Sousa has his musicians play "Dixie" as they march up, putting the crowd in a cheerful mood.
It was known as the "Community Station" and for playing "Dixie" before and after the news in the morning.
The band played "Dixie" 72 consecutive times in 1902 at the Charleston Exposition, setting the world record.
As if that were a cue, the band played "Dixie" again.
At the other end of the parlor, Annie was now playing "Dixie," to her young student's amusement.