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 526-549 of 549 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 5966 | 10-in. | between 1/10/1918 and 1/14/1918 | My old Kentucky home | Criterion Quartet ; Frieda Hempel | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 6258 | 10-in. | between 7/1/1918 and 7/5/1918 | Come where my love lies dreaming | Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet | Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 6369 | 10-in. | 9/18/1918 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | Carolina Lazzari | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 7601 | 10-in. | 10/26/1920 | Old folks at home | André Benoist ; Albert Spalding | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 7890 | 10-in. | 4/5/1921 | Stephen Foster's melodies | William B. Murray | Bells solo | composer | |
Edison | 7999 | 10-in. | 5/18/1921 | Massa's in de cold, cold ground | Losey Instrumental Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Edison | 8044 | 10-in. | 6/3/1921 | Come where my love lies dreaming | Losey Instrumental Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Edison | 8614 | 10-in. | 10/3/1922 | Variations on Swanee River | Ferdinand Himmelreich | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 9205 | 10-in. | 10/12/1923 | Oh! Susanna | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 18707 | 10-in. | 9/6/1928 | Oh! Susanna | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 19039 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | The old folks at home—Variations | S. Mario de Stefano | Harp solo | composer | |
Edison | 19257 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | My old Kentucky home | American Singers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-413 | 12-in. | 9/6/1928 | Oh! Susanna | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-730 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | The old folks at home—Variations | S. Mario de Stefano | Harp solo | composer | |
Edison | N-962 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | My old Kentucky home | American Singers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-1142 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Come where my love lies dreaming | American Singers | Vocal ensemble, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-1189 | 10-in. | 10/8/1929 | Old black Joe | American Singers | Vocal ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0EA411 | 10-in. | 8/24/1934 | Sweetly she sleeps, my Alice fair | John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA412 | 10-in. | 8/24/1934 | Jeanie with the light brown hair | John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 540f | 12-in. | Dec. 1905 | Old folks at home | Adelina Patti | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Gramophone | 7203b | 10-in. | 9/4/1905 | Old folks at home | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with vocal trio and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Leeds & Catlin | 5726 | 10-in. | between late 1903 and 1904 | Old black Joe | Parke Hunter ; Len Spencer | Male vocal solo, with banjo | lyricist, composer | |
Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 4048[a]] | 10-in. | between late 1903 and 1904 | Old black Joe | Parke Hunter ; Len Spencer | Male vocal solo, with banjo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A356 | 10-in. | approximately 1924 | Old folks at home | Edna Thomas | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | 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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