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Morrison Foster (brother) Evelyn Foster Morneweck (niece) 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. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh!
Aug 9, 2024 · Stephen Foster (born July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville [now part of Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania., U.S.—died January 13, 1864, New York, New York) was an American composer whose popular minstrel songs and sentimental ballads achieved for him an honoured place in the music of the United States.
Stephen Foster (b. July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania; d. January 13, 1864, New York) was one of the first American songwriters to earn a living through composition alone.
Apr 16, 2010 · Transcript. Known as the "father of American music," Stephen Foster made his living by selling his sheet music in the days before records and radio. During his career, Foster penned over 200...
Jan 13, 2015 · The story of America's first professional songwriter, Stephen Foster, who penned such classics as "Oh! Susanna," "My Old Kentucky Home," and "Beautiful Dreamer."
A melodic genius with tender, sympathetic lyrics and infectious rhythm, Stephen Foster is often credited as "America's First Composer" and widely regarded as one of the first who made professional songwriting profitable.
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music," was the preeminent songwriter in the United States in the nineteenth century. His songs, such as "Oh!
Mar 10, 2014 · Foster never saw Kentucky or the Suwannee River or Alabama, and had been south of the Mason-Dixon Line only once, for his honeymoon, on a steamboat trip down the Mississippi to...
Apr 23, 2001 · Stephen Foster was the first great American songwriter. His melodies are so much a part of American history and culture that most people think they're folk tunes. All in all he composed...
Dec 14, 2006 · Stephen Foster artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music.
