stephen foster

     

This U.S. composer was born July 4, 1826 to William Barclay Foster, a Pennsylvania merchant

Trivia about stephen foster

  • He drank up the money he got for songs like "Oh! Susanna" & died with 38c in his pocket
  • This composer was portrayed by Don Ameche in "Swanee River" & Bill Shirley in "I Dream of Jeannie"
  • Appropriately, a musical about this composer is presented every summer in My Old Kentucky Home State Park
  • As you might expect, "Doo Dah Day" is danced to the music of this composer
  • His cousin's Old Kentucky Home, Federal Hill, is said to have inspired his famous song
  • This American composer was known for his plantation melodies like "My Old Kentucky Home"
  • The annual Jeanie festival in White Springs, Florida honors this composer who dreamed of Jeanie
  • He was 23 in 1849 when his "Oh! Susanna" became a hit
  • In 1851 he sold the first performance rights to his "Old Folks at Home" to Edwin Christy
  • This songwriter wrote the original version of the following:("O Susanna")
  • He composed "Old Dog Tray" as well as "My Old Kentucky Home"
  • He penned the lyrics "I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee"
  • For a brief time in the 1850s, this songwriter called Hoboken home--Oh, de doo-da day
  • His ballad "Beautiful Dreamer" wasn't published until after his death
  • Don Ameche in "Swanee River"
  • "Camptown Races" is only one of the many popular songs written by this 19th century composer
  • "I Dream of Jeannie" & "Swanee River"

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