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 301-325 of 547 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-055112	10-in.	10/16/1940	Swanee River	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-055518	10-in.	8/14/1940	Old black Joe	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-056968	10-in.	11/4/1940	My old Kentucky home	Lew White ; Veronica Wiggins	Female vocal solo, with organ	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-056969	10-in.	11/4/1940	Old folks at home	Lew White ; Veronica Wiggins	Organ solo, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-056970	10-in.	11/4/1940	Uncle Ned	Lew White ; Veronica Wiggins	Organ solo, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-056971	10-in.	11/4/1940	Come where my love lies dreaming	Lew White ; Veronica Wiggins	Organ solo, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-056972	10-in.	11/4/1940	I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair	Harry Stockwell ; Lew White	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-056973	10-in.	11/4/1940	Beautiful dreamer	Harry Stockwell ; Lew White	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-060436	10-in.	1/21/1941	Camptown races	Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	CS-066812	12-in.	7/14/1941	Oh! Susanna square dance (4/4 tempo)	Woodhull's Old Tyme Masters	Instrumental quintet and dance calls	composer
Victor	CS-068346	12-in.	11/21/1941	Old folks at home	Lucy Monroe ; Charles O'Connell ; Victor Concert Ensemble	Soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, lyricist
Victor	CS-068347	12-in.	11/21/1941	My old Kentucky home	Lucy Monroe ; Charles O'Connell ; Victor Concert Ensemble	Soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, lyricist
Victor	PBS-072030	10-in.	1/13/1942	Gentle Annie	Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	D4VB-0478	10-in.	12/18/1944	Swanee River	Hal McIntyre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0047	10-in.	1/19/1945	I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001]	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0048	10-in.	1/19/1945	Beautiful dreamer	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001]	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0051	10-in.	1/22/1945	Swanee River (swing version)	Kaye Choir ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Vocal chorus, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0767	10-in.	5/22/1945	Camptown races (swing version)	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0768	10-in.	5/22/1945	Massa's in the cold, cold ground (swing version)	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0769	10-in.	5/22/1945	Oh Susanna (swing version)	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0770	10-in.	5/24/1945	My old Kentucky home	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001]	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0771	10-in.	5/24/1945	Come where my love lies dreaming	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001]	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0772	10-in.	5/24/1945	Old black Joe (swing version)	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0776	10-in.	6/6/1945	Foster medley - finale	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] ; Arthur Wright	Male vocal solos, with female vocal quintet, vocal chorus, and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1670	10-in.	2/21/1946	Swing low, sweet chariot	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 301-325 of 547 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed May 13, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024.