Stephen Foster

  • Known for: Sound / Music
  • Date of birth: 1826. July 4.
  • Place of birth: Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at H...

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