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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 546 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	composer, lyricist
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]118	10-in.	5/13/1902	Massa's in the cold, cold ground	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Victor	[Pre-matrix C-]118	12-in.	5/27/1902	Massa's in the cold, cold ground	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
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 A-]214	7-in.	9/21/1900	My old Kentucky home	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone 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-]285	7-in.	10/10/1900	Suwanee River	Metropolitan Orchestra	Descriptive scene and orchestra	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]285	10-in.	10/19/1901	Suwanee River	Metropolitan Orchestra	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

(Results 26-50 of 546 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.