Stephen Collins Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer", and many of his compositions remain popular today. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1826 (Lawrenceville), Died January 13, 1864 (Manhattan)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1948
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 376-400 of 548 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 46311 | 10-in. | 1/3/1916 | Massa's in the cold, cold ground | Taylor Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 46461 | 10-in. | 2/28/1916 | Old folks at home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 46496 | 10-in. | 3/14/1916 | Gwine to run all night | Harry C. Browne | Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 46844 | 10-in. | 6/16/1916 | Old Black Joe | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 46873 | 10-in. | 6/22/1916 | Oh! Susanna | Harry C. Browne ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 47199 | 10-in. | 11/29/1916 | Southern medley | Fred Van Eps | Banjo solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 47245 | 10-in. | 12/19/1916 | Swanee River | Carroll Clark ; Fred Van Eps | Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 47246 | 10-in. | 12/19/1917 | Nellie was a lady | Carroll Clark | Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 47466 | 10-in. | 4/6/1917 | Old dog tray | Taylor Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 47467 | 10-in. | 4/6/1917 | Nelly was a lady | Taylor Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 77115 | 10-in. | 6/7/1917 | Old folks at home | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan | Whistling solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77278 | 10-in. | 8/20/1917 | Old folks at home | Nellie Hoone Wetmore | Cornet solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77297 | 10-in. | 8/29/1917 | My old Kentucky home | Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Margaret Woodrow Wilson | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 77449 | 10-in. | 10/26/1917 | Old Black Joe | William J. Finn ; Paulist Choristers of Chicago | Male vocal chorus, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 77450 | 10-in. | 10/26/1917 | My old Kentucky home | William J. Finn ; Paulist Choristers of Chicago | Male vocal chorus, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 77463 | 10-in. | 10/29/1917 | Little Alabama coon | Frank Ferera ; Irene Greenus ; Helen Louise | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Columbia | 77578 | 10-in. | 12/14/1917 | Old dog tray | Carroll Clark | Male vocal solo, with banjo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 77768 | 10-in. | 4/12/1918 | Old folks at home | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 77801 | 10-in. | 4/29/1918 | My old Kentucky home | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 77946 | 10-in. | 7/9/1918 | Oh, boys, carry me 'long | Harry C. Browne | Male vocal solo, with banjo and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 77973 | 10-in. | 7/27/1918 | Hard times | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 77992 | 10-in. | 8/13/1918 | Old dog tray | Carroll Clark | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 78022 | 10-in. | 8/22/1918 | Old folks at home | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 78737 | 10-in. | 10/14/1919 | My old Kentucky home | Columbia Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 78767 | 10-in. | 10/29/1919 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | Tollefsen Trio | Instrumental trio | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed May 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.
Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.
"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50023175
Wikidata: Stephen Foster - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q305202
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71577893
MusicBrainz: Stephen Foster - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dd28ee68-673e-4fe9-acfc-fa3c81877469
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