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 126-150 of 546 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	A-1553	7-in.	7/1/1904	My old Kentucky home	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1553	10-in.	7/1/1904	My old Kentucky home	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1559	7-in.	7/6/1904	Massa's in de cold, cold ground	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-1559	10-in.	7/6/1904	Massa's in de cold, cold ground	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Victor	E-1559	8-in.	4/4/1906	Massa's in de cold, cold ground	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Victor	A-1631	7-in.	7/20/1904	Suwanee River	Burt Shepard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1631	10-in.	7/20/1904	Suwanee River	Burt Shepard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1658	10-in.	8/2/1904	Old folks at home	Charles D'Almaine	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1928	10-in.	11/14/1904	Swanee River	Manhattan Female Quartet	Female vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-2505	10-in.	4/29/1905	Old dog Tray	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-2559	10-in.	5/17/1905	Hard times	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-2603	10-in.	6/6/1905	Old folks at home	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-3389	10-in.	5/16/1906	My old Kentucky home	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-3389	8-in.	5/16/1906	My old Kentucky home	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-3399	10-in.	5/21/1906	Old folks at home	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-3845	8-in.	10/3/1906	Swanee River : Parody	S. H. Dudley	Male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-4304	10-in.	3/13/1907	Old folks at home	Bessie Abott	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-4429	12-in.	4/22/1907	Old folks at home	Emma Calvé	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-4828	12-in.	9/23/1907	My old Kentucky home	Ellen Beach Yaw	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-6037	12-in.	3/17/1908	Old black Joe	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-6037	10-in.	5/27/1914	Old black Joe	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-6123	8-in.	4/21/1908	Come where my love lies dreaming	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-6123	10-in.	4/21/1908	Come where my love lies dreaming	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-6231	10-in.	5/26/1908	Old black Joe	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-6242	10-in.	6/1/1908	Come where my love lies dreaming	Louis Heine ; Darius Lyons	Flute and cello duet, with strings and harp	composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.