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| Written by | Jaime Robbie Robertson |
| Date | 1969 |
| Source | "The Band" (self-titled album) |
| Publisher | Canaan Music Inc.; WB Music Corp. |
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song about the American Civil War, originally recorded by The Band. Joan Baez had a top-10 hit in 1971 with her cover of the song. She performed the song with Muppet animals on episode 503 of The Muppet Show.