Death
At the time of his death in December 1899, Davis published more than two hundred songs and certainly left more in manuscript. He wrote a variety of musical forms, including sentimental ballads, comic minstrel songs, art songs, and choral music. One of his musicals, A Hot Old Time in Dixie, was on the road when he died.
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