Stephen Foster | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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Stephen Foster


00:01:19 1 Biography
00:01:47 2 Early years
00:03:57 3 Career
00:06:19 4 Death
00:07:31 5 Music
00:09:24 5.1 Popular songs
00:12:44 6 Critics and controversies
00:14:04 6.1 Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum
00:14:57 7 Legacy
00:15:06 7.1 Musical influence
00:17:05 7.2 Television
00:18:07 7.3 Film
00:19:27 7.4 Other events
00:20:31 7.5 Art
00:21:56 8 Accolades and honors
00:24:52 9 See also
00:25:20 10 Notes



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Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "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". Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them. His compositions are thought to be autobiographical. He never saw the Sewanee River, never went from Alabama to Louisiana, and never lived in Kentucky. He has been identified as "the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century" and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries. His compositions are sometimes referred to as "childhood songs" because they have been included in the music curriculum of early education. Most of his handwritten music manuscripts are lost, but editions issued by publishers of his day can be found in various collections.