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 101-125 of 546 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor A-1128 7-in. 3/17/1904 Old black Joe Walter B. Rogers Cornet solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-1128 10-in. 3/17/1904 Old black Joe Walter B. Rogers Cornet solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-1216 10-in. 4/14/1904 Stephen Foster gems Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-1216 12-in. 4/14/1904 Stephen Foster gems Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor A-1312 7-in. 5/16/1904 Old folks at home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-1312 10-in. 5/16/1904 Old folks at home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor C-1312 12-in. 5/16/1904 Old folks at home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor E-1312 8-in. 11/28/1906 Old folks at home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1314 7-in. 5/16/1904 My old Kentucky home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-1314 10-in. 5/16/1904 My old Kentucky home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor C-1314 12-in. 5/16/1904 My old Kentucky home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor D-1314 14-in. 11/28/1905 My old Kentucky home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor E-1314 8-in. 11/28/1906 My old Kentucky home Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-1347 10-in. 5/25/1904 My old Kentucky home Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor E-1347 8-in. 3/12/1906 My old Kentucky home Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1385 7-in. 5/31/1904 My old Kentucky home Christopher H. H. Booth Chimes composer  
Victor B-1385 10-in. 5/31/1904 My old Kentucky home Christopher H. H. Booth Chimes composer  
Victor B-1389-A 10-in. 6/1/1904 Old folks at home Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-1389 10-in. 6/1/1904 Old folks at home Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1441 7-in. 6/8/1904 Old folks at home (Swanee River) Frank S. Mazziotta Piccolo solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1441 10-in. 6/8/1904 Old folks at home Frank S. Mazziotta Piccolo solo, with piano composer  
Victor A-1466 7-in. 6/10/1904 Old folks at home Jean Moeremans Saxophone solo composer  
Victor B-1466 10-in. 6/10/1904 Old folks at home Jean Moeremans Saxophone solo composer  
Victor B-1544 10-in. 6/30/1904 Old black Joe Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1544 7-in. 6/30/1904 Old black Joe Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
(Results 101-125 of 546 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 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 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961

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