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This is a list of songs written by Stephen Foster (1826–1864) including those published posthumously. Foster may have written words and/or music for each song. Several of Foster's songs have alternate titles which are included in the "Title" column along with the original title. The original title is always given first.
Massa's in De Cold Ground (1852) is a song by Stephen Foster. The song was included in the book 55 Songs and Choruses for Community Singing, published in 1917. According to the book, it is one of the most graceful of Stephen C. Foster's melodies. It also has a simple harmonic structure, characteristic of Foster's compositions.
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period.
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1963 The Jack Benny Program – in Season 13 Episode 20, Jack Benny plays Stephen Foster as he tries to write some of his famous songs. The episode features Connie Francis as Foster's wife, who inadvertently helps Foster break his writer's block by commenting on unusual events around their home. She ends up singing "Old Folks at Home".
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"Angelina Baker", sometimes sung as "Angeline the Baker" (Roud 18341) is a song written by Stephen Foster for the Christy Minstrels, and published in 1850. [1] The original laments the loss of a woman slave, sent away by her owner. [ 2 ]
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