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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 526-546 of 546 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	7601	10-in.	10/26/1920	Old folks at home	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	7890	10-in.	4/5/1921	Stephen Foster's melodies	William B. Murray	Bells solo	composer
Edison	7999	10-in.	5/18/1921	Massa's in de cold, cold ground	Losey Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	8044	10-in.	6/3/1921	Come where my love lies dreaming	Losey Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	8614	10-in.	10/3/1922	Variations on Swanee River	Ferdinand Himmelreich	Piano solo	composer
Edison	9205	10-in.	10/12/1923	Oh! Susanna	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Edison	18707	10-in.	9/6/1928	Oh! Susanna	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Edison	19039	10-in.	2/8/1929	The old folks at home—Variations	S. Mario de Stefano	Harp solo	composer
Edison	19257	10-in.	6/17/1929	My old Kentucky home	American Singers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer, lyricist
Edison	N-413	12-in.	9/6/1928	Oh! Susanna	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	N-730	10-in.	2/8/1929	The old folks at home—Variations	S. Mario de Stefano	Harp solo	composer
Edison	N-962	10-in.	6/17/1929	My old Kentucky home	American Singers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist, composer
Edison	N-1142	10-in.	9/20/1929	Come where my love lies dreaming	American Singers	Vocal ensemble, with piano	lyricist, composer
Edison	N-1189	10-in.	10/8/1929	Old black Joe	American Singers	Vocal ensemble	composer, lyricist
Gramophone	0EA411	10-in.	8/24/1934	Sweetly she sleeps, my Alice fair	John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	0EA412	10-in.	8/24/1934	Jeanie with the light brown hair	John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Gramophone	540f	12-in.	Dec. 1905	Old folks at home	Adelina Patti	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Gramophone	7203b	10-in.	9/4/1905	Old folks at home	Nellie Melba	Soprano vocal solo, with vocal trio and piano	lyricist, composer
Leeds & Catlin	5726	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	Old black Joe	Parke Hunter ; Len Spencer	Male vocal solo, with banjo	composer, lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4048[a]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	Old black Joe	Parke Hunter ; Len Spencer	Male vocal solo, with banjo	composer, lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	A356	10-in.	approximately 1924	Old folks at home	Edna Thomas	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 526-546 of 546 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed April 22, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 22, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 April 2024.