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"My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!", typically shortened to "My Old Kentucky Home", is a sentimental ballad written by Stephen Foster, probably composed in 1852. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was published in January 1853 by Firth, Pond, & Co. of New York.
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song, List while I woo thee with soft melody; Gone are the cares of life's busy throng, Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me! Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me! 2. Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea, Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelei; Over the streamlet vapors are borne, Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Chronicles of Stephen Foster's Family. Associated Faculty Press. ISBN 978-0804617420. O'Connell, JoAnne (2016). The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster: a Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind Swanee River, Beautiful Dreamer, and My Old Kentucky Home. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield. p. 321. ISBN 9781442253865.
"The Angels Are Singing Unto Me" 1863: Horace Waters [1] "Annie My Own Love" 1853: Firth, Pond & Co. Charles P. Shiras "The Anthenaeum Collection" 1863: Horace Waters "Away Down South" or "Way Down Souf" 1848: W. C. Peters & Co. "Beautiful Child of Song" 1860: Clark's School Visitor Magazine "Beautiful Dreamer" 1864: Wm. A. Pond & Co. Published ...
Opinion: KY's state song, 'My Old Kentucky Home,' evokes a racist past and should be banished to the archives of historical shame. We need a new song.
Beautiful Dreamer is a compilation album comprising 18 songs originally penned by Stephen Foster. The album won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2005. [ 2 ]
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In 1846, Stephen Foster moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and became a bookkeeper with his brother's steamship company. While in Cincinnati, Foster wrote "Oh! Susanna", possibly for his men's social club. [2] [3] The song was first performed by a local quintet at a concert in Andrews' Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 11 ...