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Stephen Foster

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American songwriter (1826-1864)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1826 to 1864 · aged 37
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Stephen Collins Foster, known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period. Foster wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh!

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Foster's parents, Eliza Tomlinson Foster and William Barclay FosterFoster's parents, Eliza Tomlinson Foster and William Barclay FosterHouse in Hoboken, New Jersey, where Foster is believed to have written "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" in 1854[12]House in Hoboken, New Jersey, where Foster is believed to have written "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" in 1854[12]A Pittsburgh Press illustration of the original headstone on Stephen Foster's graveA Pittsburgh Press illustration of the original headstone on Stephen Foster's graveTelegram that communicated Stephen Foster's death addressed to his brother Morrison FosterTelegram that communicated Stephen Foster's death addressed to his brother Morrison FosterFoster commemorative stamp in the Famous American Composers series, 1940[35]Foster commemorative stamp in the Famous American Composers series, 1940[35]The Stephen Foster Memorial at the University of Pittsburgh contains two theaters.The Stephen Foster Memorial at the University of Pittsburgh contains two theaters.Stephen Foster sculpture in Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh, by Giuseppe Moretti (1900), removed in 2018Stephen Foster sculpture in Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh, by Giuseppe Moretti (1900), removed in 2018

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Stephen Collins Foster, known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period. Foster wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". Many of his compositions remain popular today.

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Country
United States
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Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1826 to 1864 · aged 37
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27 languages

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