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 76-100 of 546 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-205	10-in.	7/28/1903	Suwanee River	Metropolitan Orchestra	Descriptive scene and orchestra	composer
Victor	A-274	7-in.	8/15/1903	"My old Kentucky home" fantasy	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-274	10-in.	8/15/1903	'My old Kentucky home' fantasy	Sousa's Band	Band, with cornet solo	composer
Victor	A-371	7-in.	8/31/1903	My old Kentucky home	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-371	10-in.	8/31/1903	My old Kentucky home	Arthur Pryor	Trombone 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-382	10-in.	9/2/1903	Old black Joe	Walter B. Rogers	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-396	7-in.	9/4/1903	'Way down upon the Swanee River	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-396	10-in.	9/4/1903	'Way down upon the Swanee River	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-466	7-in.	9/30/1903	My old Kentucky home	Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band	Saxophone quartet	composer
Victor	B-466	10-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	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-527	10-in.	10/8/1903	Old black Joe	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
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	A-828	7-in.	12/15/1903	Paraphrase of "Old folks at home"	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-828	10-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

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.