[77] White had a long and successful career as a minstrel and manager. Extracts from his diary were printed in the New York Sun, April 20, 1902, shortly after his death.
[78] 'Zip Coon,' or 'Turkey in the Straw,' one of the liveliest of American popular tunes, has also been attributed to George Washington Dixon, who appeared on the stage as early as 1830 and sang to the accompaniment of a banjo.
[79] 'Dixie' was a minstrel 'walk-around,' but it has become a patriotic song and we shall speak of it as such later on.
[80] César Saerchinger: 'Stephen Foster and the American Folksong' (The International, Feb., 1914).
[81] 'American History and Encyclopedia of Music.'
[82] Dr. Schuchburgh was a surgeon in the British army. He probably wrote the satirical words of the song and adapted them to a familiar tune.
[83] Oscar G. Sonneck: 'Reports on "Hail Columbia," "Yankee Doodle," etc.,' Library of Congress.
[84] Cf. Sonneck, op. cit., pp. 68-69.
[85] Cf. Chapter X, pp. 240 ff.