Stephen Foster

Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs — such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" — remain popular over 150 years after their compositi... More

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  • Jul 4, 1826

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  • Jan 13, 1864 (age 37 years)

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  • Stephen Collins Foster,
  • Foster, Stephen
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  • Jan 13, 1864

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