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"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River") is a folk song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida , although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised . [ 1 ]
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park is a Florida State Park located in White Springs off U.S. 41, along the Suwannee River in north Florida.. Stephen Foster is famous for having written the song "Old Folks At Home," also known as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River."
The Suwanee (given as "Swanee") is the locale of the protagonist's longed-for home in two famous songs: Steven Fosters 1851 "Old Folks at Home", which is commonly called by its first line ("Way down upon the Swanee River") or just "Swanee River", [13] and George Gershwin's 1919 song "Swanee" (partly inspired by Foster's song) [14] made a #1 hit ...
Swanee River may refer to: Old Folks at Home , an 1851 song often known unofficially as "Swanee River", written by Stephen Foster Swanee River (1931 film) , an American film
Suwannee River, re-spelled "Swanee" by Stephen Foster to fit the rhythm in "Old Folks at Home", influencing subsequent uses of the word, such as: "Swanee" (song), a song by George Gershwin and Irving Caesar, made popular by Al Jolson; Slide whistle, also called a swanee whistle; Swanee, a soft drink made by the defunct Bob's-Cola company
In early 2021, a short clip from the documentary was posted onto YouTube, featuring O'Keefe performing "Swanee River". [19] Other performances were released individually on the official YouTube channel, including some that were colourised. On 6 April 2024, the entire film was uploaded to the Rock'n'Roll (1959) website. [20]
Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson . The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse , which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.
Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart.It is a biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.