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 folk 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". Many of his compositions remain popular today.

Birth and Death Data: Born Lawrenceville (neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States), Died January 13, 1864 (Manhattan (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 564 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	116	7-in.	June 4, 1898 or earlier	Old black Joe	Banda Rossa	Band	composer
Berliner	129	7-in.	5/26/1898	My old Kentucky home	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	164	7-in.	3/30/1895	Old folks at home	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	168	7-in.	5/19/1896	Massa's in de cold cold ground	George J. Gaskin	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	175	7-in.	9/5/1894	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	301	7-in.	11/2/1898	The old folks at home	August P. Stengler	Clarinet solo	composer
Berliner	338	7-in.	Before October 1898	Old black Joe	Cornelius Higgins	Clarinet solo	composer
Berliner	871	7-in.	10/7/1897	My old Kentucky home	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Berliner	1852	7-in.	Before April 1899	Old black Joe	Thomas Craig	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	3262	7-in.	10/12/1897	My old Kentucky home	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo	composer
Berliner	3263	7-in.	between June 1897 and March 1899	Old black Joe	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo	composer
Berliner	3421	7-in.	Before April 1899	My old Kentucky home	Mr. Kurkamp ; Alice Raymond	Cornet and trombone duet	composer
Berliner	3447	7-in.	Before April 1899	Old folks at home	Anton H. Knoll	Cornet solo	composer
Berliner	3655	7-in.	September 1897	My old Kentucky home	Mabel Casedy	Female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	3656	7-in.	Before April 1899	The old folks at home	Mabel Casedy	Female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	3909	7-in.	Before April 1899	The old folks at home	Jean Moeremans	Saxophone solo	composer
Berliner	4162	7-in.	Before October 1898	My old Kentucky home	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	composer
Berliner	4251	7-in.	April 1898	Old folks at home	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Berliner	4253	7-in.	between June 1897 and April 1898	Massas in the cold cold ground	Artists vary	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Berliner	4294	7-in.	between June 1897 and October 1898	Old black Joe	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Berliner	059	7-in.	3/28/1899	Massa’s in the cold cold ground	George J. Gaskin	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	072	7-in.	Before June 1899	The old folks at home	George J. Gaskin	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	084	7-in.	4/22/1899	Old folks at home	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo	composer
Berliner	0111	7-in.	4/19/1899	My old Kentucky home	George J. Gaskin	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	0277	7-in.	June 1899	The old folks at home	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	composer

(Results 1-25 of 564 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed December 29, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 29, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 29 December 2025.