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 276-300 of 549 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-95015 | 10-in. | 9/12/1935 | Festival songs | Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Elliott Shaw | Mixed vocal trio, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-010346 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Beautiful dreamer | Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010347 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Old folks at home | Balladeers ; Ralph Colicchio ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with banjo, piano, and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010348 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Uncle Ned | Balladeers ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010349 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Oh! Susanna | Balladeers ; Ralph Colicchio ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010350 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Massa's in de cold ground | Balladeers ; Ralph Colicchio ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano, banjo, and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010351 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Come where my love lies dreaming | Balladeers ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010352 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | My old Kentucky home | Balladeers ; Ralph Colicchio ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano, banjo, and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010353 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Old black Joe | Balladeers ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010354 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | De Camptown races | Balladeers ; Ralph Colicchio ; Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano, banjo, and male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010355 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | Ah! May the red rose live always | Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010356 | 10-in. | 5/27/1937 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-021659 | 10-in. | 3/30/1938 | Oh! Susanna | Augustana College Choir ; Henry Veld | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | composer | |
Victor | CS-023953 | 12-in. | 6/29/1938 | I dream of Jeanie | The Aeolians | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Victor | BS-024880 | 10-in. | 9/8/1938 | Old black Joe | Joe Green | Chimes solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-024881 | 10-in. | 9/8/1938 | My old Kentucky home | Joe Green | Chimes solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-028178 | 10-in. | 10/31/1938 | Old black Joe | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-031261 | 10-in. | 1/9/1939 | Old dog Tray | Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-034691 | 10-in. | 5/22/1939 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-036051 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-037853 | 10-in. | 7/1/1939 | Oh, Susannah! | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-043372 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | Foster chile | New Friends of Rhythm | Jazz/dance string ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-046053 | 10-in. | 1/2/1940 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-046054 | 10-in. | 1/2/1940 | Old folks at home | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-050504 | 10-in. | 5/3/1940 | Beautiful dreamer | Frank La Forge | Piano solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed September 28, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.
Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.
"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50023175
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