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 26-50 of 549 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 0315 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0411 | 7-in. | 8/7/1899 | Old black Joe | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 0413 | 7-in. | 8/7/1899 | Massa's in de cold cold ground | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 0605 | 7-in. | 10/13/1899 | The old folks at home | Jean Moeremans | Saxophone solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0625 | 7-in. | Oct. 1899 | The old folks at home | George Schweinfest | Piccolo solo | composer | |
Berliner | 01136 | 7-in. | 3/28/1900 | Minstrel 1st part, no. 3 | Gramophone Minstrels ; William F. Hooley | Minstrels, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 01138 | 7-in. | 3/28/1900 | Minstrel 1st part, no. 5 | Gramophone Minstrels ; William F. Hooley | Minstrels; Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 01142 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | My old Kentucky home | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]118 | 7-in. | 7/11/1900 | Massa's in the cold, cold ground | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]118 | 10-in. | 5/13/1902 | Massa's in the cold, cold ground | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix C-]118 | 12-in. | 5/27/1902 | Massa's in the cold, cold ground | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]144 | 7-in. | 7/13/1900 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | William Tuson | Clarinet solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]214 | 10-in. | 9/12/1901 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]214 | 7-in. | 9/21/1900 | My old Kentucky home | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]285 | 10-in. | 10/19/1901 | Suwanee River | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]285 | 7-in. | 10/10/1900 | Suwanee River | Metropolitan Orchestra | Descriptive scene and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]466 | 7-in. | 10/27/1900 | Fantasie on "Old folks at home" | Jean Moeremans | Saxophone solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]510 | 7-in. | 11/14/1900 | Minstrel first part, no. 5 | Georgia Minstrels | Minstrels | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix C-]510 | 12-in. | 6/4/1902 | Minstrel first part, no. 5 | Georgia Minstrels | Minstrels | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]527 | 7-in. | 11/19/1900 | Old black Joe | Walter B. Rogers | Cornet solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]636 | 7-in. | 1/23/1901 | My old Kentucky home | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]636 | 10-in. | 4/8/1902 | My old Kentucky home | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]815 | 7-in. | 5/16/1901 | Old folks at home | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]900 | 7-in. | 7/10/1901 | Parody on "Suwanee River" | Burt Shepard | Male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]900 | 10-in. | 7/29/1902 | Parody on "Suwanee River" | Burt Shepard | Male vocal solo | lyricist, 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
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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