Here are a few interesting things about this song.
https://www.civilwarheritagetrails.org/c...ucker.html
Interestingly enough, I just found that Old Dan Tucker from Georgia is an ancestor of mine. His great-great-great-great -grandfather(?) was Capt. William Daniel Tucker, who helped found Jamestown, and is directly related to my Mother's family.
Quote:Published in 1843 by Dan Emmett (the author of “Dixie”), who also claimed authorship, “Old Dan Tucker” may have evolved from a popular slave's song about a part-time minister who lived near Elberton, Georgia. The song was popular around both Northern and Southern campfires.
https://www.civilwarheritagetrails.org/c...ucker.html
Interestingly enough, I just found that Old Dan Tucker from Georgia is an ancestor of mine. His great-great-great-great -grandfather(?) was Capt. William Daniel Tucker, who helped found Jamestown, and is directly related to my Mother's family.
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