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Bob Dylan sang “Dixie” as a warm-up. The tune appeared on the soundtrack of a forgotten movie. Dylan’s recording of Dixie” is wrong on so many levels. Bob Dylan covered “Dixie,” a song with a horribly ...

A University of Alabama group wants to take “Dixie” out of “Yea, Alabama,” the popular school fight song. The Delete Dixie Initiative is “a coalition of students, faculty, and friends who wish to ...

UPDATE: The Hays CISD school board voted Thursday night to allow "Dixie" to be on the ballot for students when they vote for a new fight song. BUDA, Texas -- The Hays High Rebels are known for their ...

Circa 1978. It was just another rehearsal at our junior high school chorus until our teacher passed out music for the new song. I couldn’t ignore my brain confirming that this was really happening. I ...

Note from Opinion editor Amelia Robinson: "'Dixie' honors those who fought for Southern independence," a June 4 letter to the editor penned by Columbus resident Randall Condra, sparked much debate.

The North Carolina State University Board of Trustees has decided to remove the word “Dixie” from its alma mater because of its Confederate connotation. The board voted Friday to change the wording of ...

Most of us have heard the song “American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley. It’s a tribute to Americana using the songs of the Civil War. It’s one of those songs that comes to mind this time of year as we ...

NC State University has removed the word “Dixie” from its alma mater, replacing it with the word “Southern” in the first line of the song. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the change ...

Some classic rock songs are just terribly racist. The fact that some of these classic rock songs got any airplay is upsetting. For example, John Lennon released a song that was supposed to be feminist ...

It’s told in the voice of a Southern man who survived the end of the Civil War. He was not a patrician or an officer, but a small farmer. The song is a dirge. Towards the end of the war, Gen. Stoneman ...