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"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River") is a folk song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida , although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised . [ 1 ]
Swanee River may refer to: Old Folks at Home, an 1851 song often known unofficially as "Swanee River", written by Stephen Foster; Swanee River, an American film ...
The Swanee River and a Biographical Sketch of Stephen Collins Foster. Whitefish, Montana: Literary Licensing. ISBN 978-1258193980. Howard, John Tasker (March 1944). "The Literature on Stephen Foster". Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. 1 (2): 10– 15. doi:10.2307/891301. JSTOR 891301. Howard, John Tasker (1945).
Although the 1911 sheet music cover drawn by artist John Frew depicts the band's musicians as either white or biracial, [1] Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band"—and his earlier 1910 composition "Alexander and His Clarinet"—employ certain idiomatic expressions ("oh, ma honey", "honey lamb") and vernacular English ("bestest band what am") in ...
The Suwanee (given as "Swanee") is the locale of the protagonist's longed-for home in two famous songs: Steven Fosters 1851 "Old Folks at Home", which is commonly called by its first line ("Way down upon the Swanee River") or just "Swanee River", [13] and George Gershwin's 1919 song "Swanee" (partly inspired by Foster's song) [14] made a #1 hit ...
Senator Nancy Argenziano stated "A lot of people have expressed to me they don't agree with the old lyrics which we don't use anymore. But Suwannee River is a big part of Florida. While the old lyrics are very objectionable, they haven't been used. I'm trying to listen to my constituents and they really believe you shouldn't change that song.
Suwannee River, re-spelled "Swanee" by Stephen Foster to fit the rhythm in "Old Folks at Home", influencing subsequent uses of the word, such as: "Swanee" (song), a song by George Gershwin and Irving Caesar, made popular by Al Jolson; Slide whistle, also called a swanee whistle; Swanee, a soft drink made by the defunct Bob's-Cola company
Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson . The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse , which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.