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 101-125 of 549 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-1128	10-in.	3/17/1904	Old black Joe	Walter B. Rogers	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	A-1128	7-in.	3/17/1904	Old black Joe	Walter B. Rogers	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-1216	12-in.	4/14/1904	Stephen Foster gems	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-1216	10-in.	4/14/1904	Stephen Foster gems	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-1312	7-in.	5/16/1904	Old folks at home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1312	10-in.	5/16/1904	Old folks at home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-1312	12-in.	5/16/1904	Old folks at home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-1312	8-in.	11/28/1906	Old folks at home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	A-1314	7-in.	5/16/1904	My old Kentucky home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1314	10-in.	5/16/1904	My old Kentucky home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-1314	12-in.	5/16/1904	My old Kentucky home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	D-1314	14-in.	11/28/1905	My old Kentucky home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-1314	8-in.	11/28/1906	My old Kentucky home	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1347	10-in.	5/25/1904	My old Kentucky home	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-1347	8-in.	3/12/1906	My old Kentucky home	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1385	10-in.	5/31/1904	My old Kentucky home	Christopher H. H. Booth	Chimes	composer
Victor	A-1385	7-in.	5/31/1904	My old Kentucky home	Christopher H. H. Booth	Chimes	composer
Victor	B-1389-A	10-in.	6/1/1904	Old folks at home	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1389	10-in.	6/1/1904	Old folks at home	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1441	10-in.	6/8/1904	Old folks at home	Frank S. Mazziotta	Piccolo solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1441	7-in.	6/8/1904	Old folks at home (Swanee River)	Frank S. Mazziotta	Piccolo solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1466	10-in.	6/10/1904	Old folks at home	Jean Moeremans	Saxophone solo	composer
Victor	A-1466	7-in.	6/10/1904	Old folks at home	Jean Moeremans	Saxophone solo	composer
Victor	A-1544	7-in.	6/30/1904	Old black Joe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1544	10-in.	6/30/1904	Old black Joe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer

(Results 101-125 of 549 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Stephen Collins," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

Foster, Stephen Collins. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101961.

"Foster, Stephen Collins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.