The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down was created on 1969-09-22.
Levon Helm was a drummer and vocalist for The Band. The Band was famous for songs such as "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," and "Up on Cripple Creek."
Down Through the Night was created in 1972.
Get Down Saturday Night was created in 1983.
Shot Down in the Night was created on 1980-06-27.
The Night the Bridge Fell Down was created in 1983.
Mostly Folk Music.
Down in Dixie - 1898 was released on: USA: February 1898
Down in Dixie - 1923 was released on: USA: 21 January 1923
Down in Dixie - 1932 was released on: USA: 16 August 1932
Drove and Stopped are the verbs in that sentence.
Third person narration is when you write a story using the pronouns "he," "she," "it," or "they." instead of saying "I drove down to the grocery store," you'd say "She drove down to the grocery store" (or "He drove" depending on who your character is).
It is a lament about the plight of the South in the final days of the US Civil War. _______________________________________________________ The song, as originally performed by the Band, makes the above answer clear. The Joan Baez cover version is rather confusing. She sings about "the Robert E. Lee", not "Robert E. Lee", giving the impression she is singing about a steamboat, not a Confederate General.