Stephen Foster & Co
Subtitle: lyrics of America's first great popular songs
By: edited by Ken Emerson
Contributors: Emerson, Ken, 1948-
Series: American poets project -- 30; American poets project -- 30.
Publisher: Library of America; Library of America, The
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781598530704
Description: America's first professional songwriter, Foster wrote lyrics that have entered our country's cultural bloodstream. Emerson presents a fully and delightfully annotated selection of Foster's most famous songs, and augments them with lyrics that either influenced Foster or were inspired by his genius.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Plantation melodies; title: Parlor ballads; title: Drinking and temperance songs; title: Songs of protest and poverty; title: War songs; title: Comic songs.