Stephen Collins Foster

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Biographical Information

Born: July 04, 1826

Died: January 13, 1864

Profession: Composer, Poet/lyricist

Record Information

Status:

This event is still undergoing additional verification.

Last Updated:
6 May 2007

28 Composed Works and/or Excerpts

1)
"Beautiful dreamer"
2)
"Camptown races"
3)
"Come where my love lies dreaming"
4)
"Don’t bet your money on de Shanghai"
5)
"Farewell mother dear"
6)
"Glendy Burk"
7)
"Hard times come again no more"
8)
"I will be true to thee"
9)
"Jeanie with the light brown hair"
10)
"Jenny June"
11)
"Massa's in de cold ground"
12)
"Melinda May"
13)
"Molly dear"
14)
"Mr. and Mrs. Brown"
15)
"My old Kentucky home"
16)
"Nellie was a lady"
17)
"Nelly Bly," [arr. by Cooke]
18)
"Oh, let me shed one silent tear"
19)
"Oh, there's no such girl as mine"
20)
"Old black Joe [song]"
21)
"Old dog Tray"
22)
"Old folks at home"
23)
"Ring, ring de banjo"
24)
"That's what's the matter"
25)
"Uncle Ned"
26)
"Why have my loved ones gone?"
27)
"Willie has gone to war"
28)
"Wilt thou be true?"

12 Authored Works

1)
"Don’t bet your money on de Shanghai"
2)
"Farewell mother dear"
3)
"Hard times come again no more"
4)
"I will be true to thee"
5)
"Jeanie with the light brown hair"
6)
"My old Kentucky home"
7)
"Old black Joe [song]"
8)
"Old dog Tray"
9)
"Old folks at home"
10)
"Ring, ring de banjo"
11)
"Uncle Ned"
12)
"Why have my loved ones gone?"

Performed in 2 Events

1)
Richelieu
22 Sep 1862, 7:45 PM
2)
Article on life, death, and work of Stephen Foster
13 Feb 1864, 12:00 AM