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 76-100 of 549 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-205 | 10-in. | 7/28/1903 | Suwanee River | Metropolitan Orchestra | Descriptive scene and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-274 | 10-in. | 8/15/1903 | 'My old Kentucky home' fantasy | Sousa's Band | Band, with cornet solo | composer | |
Victor | A-274 | 7-in. | 8/15/1903 | "My old Kentucky home" fantasy | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-371 | 10-in. | 8/31/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | A-371 | 7-in. | 8/31/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-382 | 10-in. | 9/2/1903 | Old black Joe | Walter B. Rogers | Cornet solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | A-382 | 7-in. | 9/2/1903 | Old black Joe | Walter B. Rogers | Cornet solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-396 | 10-in. | 9/4/1903 | 'Way down upon the Swanee River | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | A-396 | 7-in. | 9/4/1903 | 'Way down upon the Swanee River | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-466 | 10-in. | 9/30/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band | Saxophone quartet | composer | |
Victor | A-466 | 7-in. | 9/30/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band | Saxophone quartet | composer | |
Victor | A-508 | 7-in. | 10/7/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-508 | 10-in. | 10/7/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | C-508 | 12-in. | 3/9/1905 | My old Kentucky home | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | A-527 | 7-in. | 10/8/1903 | Old black Joe | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-527 | 10-in. | 10/8/1903 | Old black Joe | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | A-563 | 7-in. | 10/14/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | A-647 | 7-in. | 11/6/1903 | My old Kentucky home | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-828 | 10-in. | 12/15/1903 | Paraphrase of "Old folks at home" | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | A-828 | 7-in. | 12/15/1903 | Paraphrase of "Old folks at home" | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | A-928 | 7-in. | 1/18/1904 | Nellie was a lady | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-928 | 10-in. | 1/18/1904 | Nellie was a lady | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | A-929 | 7-in. | 1/18/1904 | Old Uncle Ned | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-929 | 10-in. | 1/18/1904 | Old Uncle Ned | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | C-1046 | 12-in. | 2/18/1904 | Uncle Ned | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | 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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