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Stephen Foster

1826-1864 US, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania
Composer / Songwriter of World and Folk
A.k.a. Stephen Collins Foster

Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them. His compositions are thought to be autobiographical. He has been identified as "the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century", and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries. His compositions are sometimes referred to as "childhood songs" because they are included in the music curriculum of early edu

     
Genres
  • World
  • Folk
  • Classical
  • Pop
  • Jazz
Popular Tracks   
Hard Times Come Again No More on Appalachian Journey by Various Artists
Beautiful Dreamer - Orchestrale Popversion [Remastered] on Swinging Centuries Vol. 3 by Norman Candler
Slumber My Darling on Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology by Various Artists
フォスター:金髪のジェニー on フォスター:金髪のジェニー by Stephen Foster & Nobuyuki Tsujii
故郷の人々(スワニー河) (S.C.フォスター) on Tiny Music Box / Relax&Refresh by Tiny Music Box
金髪のジェニー (S.C.フォスター) on Tiny Music Box / Relax&Refresh by Tiny Music Box
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Arr. Garrett / van der Heijden for Violin and Orchestra) on ICONIC by David Garrett, Orchestra the Prezent & Franck van der Heijden
夢路より (S.C.フォスター) on Tiny Music Box / Good Night by Tiny Music Box
草競馬 (S.C.フォスター) on Tiny Music Box / Cheerful Smile by Tiny Music Box
Hard times come again no more on 1865: Songs of Hope and Home from the American Civil War by Anonymous 4 & Bruce Molsky

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Music Of Stephen FosterStephen Foster2008Album
The Hits Of Stephen FosterStephen Foster2008Single
Ashokan Farewell - Beautiful Dreamer: Songs Of Stephen FosterStephen Foster, Thomas Hampson, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, David Alpher2007Compil.
American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen FosterStephen Foster, Thomas Hampson, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, David Alpher1992Album
Civil War Songs - Ballads, Patriotic Songs, LamentsStephen Foster, Linda Russell, Rudolph Palmer, The Rooke Chapel Choir Of Bucknell1990Album
The Decca Masters Volume 2Jascha Heifetz, George Gershwin, Stephen Foster, Kurt Weill, Irving Berlin Also Starring Bing Crosby1988Compil.
Leaving It Up To YouStephen Foster1979Single
Sentimental Songs Of The Mid-Nineteenth CenturyStephen Foster, Henry Clay Work, George F. Root, The American Music Consort1976Album
Songs By Stephen Foster, Volume IIStephen Foster1976Compil.
Stephen Foster SongsStephen Foster - Gregg Smith Singers, The New York Vocal Arts Ensemble1975Album
His Life And His MusicStephen Foster1974Compil.
Stephen FosterStephen Foster1973Compil.
Songs By Stephen Foster (1826-1864)Stephen Foster, Leslie Guinn1972Album
The Beloved Melodies Of Stephen FosterStephen Foster, Eric Rogers Chorale And Orchestra1964Album
The Beloved Melodies Of Stephen FosterStephen Foster, Eric Rogers Chorale And Orchestra1964Album
A Commemoration Symphony / A Symphonic StoryStephen Foster / Jerome Kern1964Album
Music Masters Foster And Sousa - Their Stories And Their MusicStephen Foster, John Philip Sousa1959Compil.
MelodiesStephen Foster1951Album
Plantation MelodiesStephen FosterAlbum
Nelson Eddy In Songs Of Stephen FosterNelson Eddy, Stephen FosterAlbum
Stephen Foster MelodiesFrank Luther, The Lyn Murray Quartet, Stephen FosterAlbum
MelodiesStephen FosterSingle
Music Of Debussy, Brahms, Bartók & FosterClaude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Béla Bartók, Stephen Foster, Trevor StephensonAlbum
Village FestivalStephen Foster - American Recording Society Orchestra, Eugene LowellAlbum
Stephen Foster In Song And StoryRobert Merrill, Clifton Fadiman, Stephen FosterAlbum
His Story And His MusicStephen FosterAlbum
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