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 326-350 of 547 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D8VB-3643	10-in.	2/3/1948	Old black Joe	Rex Schepp ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Dub from film: Orchestra, with banjo solo	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-1009	10-in.	7/16/1930	Old folks at home	Sittig Trio	Piano trio	composer
Columbia	96	7-in.	ca. 1901	Old folks at home	Artists vary	Clarinet solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	96	10-in.	ca. 1901	Old folks at home	Artists vary	Clarinet solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	174	7-in.	ca. 1901	The old folks at home	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	174	10-in.	ca. 1901-1904	The old folks at home	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	320	7-in.	ca. 1901	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	320	10-in.	ca. 1901	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	387	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	387	10-in.	ca. 1901	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	512	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	512	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	531	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	My old Kentucky home	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	531	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	My old Kentucky home	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	532	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	The Suwannee River medley	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	532	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	Suwanee River medley	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	602	7-in.	approximately 1902	Down on the Suwanee River	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	602	10-in.	approximately 1902	Down on the Suwanee River	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	717	7-in.	ca. 1902	The old folks at home	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	717	10-in.	ca. 1902-1908	The old folks at home	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	804	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	The old folks at home	Artists vary	Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	804	10-in.	between January and September 1902	The old folks at home	Artists vary	Minstrels, with male vocal duet and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	805	7-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	805	10-in.	between January and September 1902	My old Kentucky home	Henry Burr	Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	818	7-in.	ca. 1902	Suwanee River	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer, lyricist

(Results 326-350 of 547 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.