The Night The Drove Old Dixie Down

~ Recording by Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill Vitt

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The Night The Drove Old Dixie Down4:03Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill VittFire Up +Merl Saunders and Friends - Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty, John Kahn, Bill VittAlbum + Compilation
Fantasy (jazz label active since the 1950s)FCD-7711-2

Relationships

producer:Tom Fogerty
Brian Gardner (mastering engineer “Big Bass Brian”)
Merl Saunders
bass:John Kahn (in 1971)
drums (drum set):Bill Vitt (in 1971)
guitar:Tom Fogerty (in 1971)
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1971)
keyboard:Merl Saunders (in 1971)
background vocals:Tom Fogerty (in 1971)
Carol Hawkins (in 1971)
Edwin Hawkins (in 1971)
Feddie Hawkins (in 1971)
Tramaine Hawkins (in 1971)
Walter Hawkins (in 1971)
Merl Saunders (in 1971)
Lynette Hawkins Stephens (from 1971 until 1973)
vocals:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1971)
recorded at:Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (in 1971: cover)

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

lyricist and composer:Robbie Robertson
publisher:Canaan Music Inc
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
later translated parody versions:Conny
later translated versions:Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb
Old Dixie Down