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 1-25 of 549 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 Oct. 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 Apr. 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. | June 1897-Mar. 1899 | Old black Joe | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Berliner | 3421 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | My old Kentucky home | Mr. Kurkamp ; Alice Raymond | Cornet and trombone duet | composer | |
Berliner | 3447 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | Old folks at home | Anton H. Knoll | Cornet solo | composer | |
Berliner | 3655 | 7-in. | Sept. 1897 | My old Kentucky home | Mabel Casedy | Female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 3656 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | The old folks at home | Mabel Casedy | Female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 3909 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | The old folks at home | Jean Moeremans | Saxophone solo | composer | |
Berliner | 4162 | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1898 | My old Kentucky home | Simone Mantia | Euphonium solo | composer | |
Berliner | 4251 | 7-in. | Apr. 1898 | Old folks at home | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 4253 | 7-in. | June 1897-Apr. 1898 | Massas in the cold cold ground | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 4294 | 7-in. | June 1897-Oct. 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.
Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.
"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50023175
Wikidata: Stephen Foster - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q305202
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71577893
MusicBrainz: Stephen Foster - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dd28ee68-673e-4fe9-acfc-fa3c81877469
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