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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.
This is a list of songs written by Stephen Foster (1826–1864) including those published posthumously. Foster may have written words and/or music for each song. Several of Foster's songs have alternate titles which are included in the "Title" column along with the original title. The original title is always given first.
"De Camptown Races" or "Gwine to Run All Night" (nowadays popularly known as "Camptown Races") is a folk song by American Romantic composer Stephen Foster. It was published in February 1850 by F. D. Benteen and was introduced to the American mainstream by Christy's Minstrels , eventually becoming one of the most popular folk/ Americana tunes of ...
The highlight is Saturday’s $1 million, Grade 1 Stephen Foster, which will provide the winner an automatic spot in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2 at Del Mar.
1963 The Jack Benny Program – in Season 13 Episode 20, Jack Benny plays Stephen Foster as he tries to write some of his famous songs. The episode features Connie Francis as Foster's wife, who inadvertently helps Foster break his writer's block by commenting on unusual events around their home. She ends up singing "Old Folks at Home".
Stephen Foster, 52, left, delivers dog food to a smiling Hans Michael Gessl, 75, in the fire ravaged neighborhood of Sunset Mesa in Palisades on Tuesday. Foster and a few others, like Gessl, never ...
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 ...
Stephen Foster Memorial Day is a day observed by United States federal government on January 13. According to 36 U.S.C. § 140, Stephen Foster Memorial Day celebrates the life of American songwriter Stephen Foster. [1] The date commemorates date that Foster died. The law took effect on November 2, 1966, and the day was first observed in January ...