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  2. Camptown Races - Wikipedia

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    "De Camptown Races" or "Gwine to Run All Night" (nowadays popularly known as "Camptown Races") is a folk song by American Romantic composer Stephen Foster. It was published in February 1850 by F. D. Benteen and was introduced to the American mainstream by Christy's Minstrels , eventually becoming one of the most popular folk/ Americana tunes of ...

  3. Stephen Foster - Wikipedia

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    Erika M. Anderson, of the band EMA, refers to Foster's "Camptown Races" in the song "California", from past Life Martyred Saints (2011): "I bet my money on the bobtail nag/somebody bet on the bay." [29] The Firesign Theatre makes many references to Foster's compositions in their CD, Boom Dot Bust (1999, Rhino Records)

  4. Talk:Camptown Races - Wikipedia

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    meaning that these 'races' (and their associated mills) run all night and day, so a person could work around the clock. Inescapable conclusions: In my view of this song, it becomes obvious that Stephen Foster may have simply committed to paper a negro work song that had already existed in parts for a number of years prior to his compiling it ...

  5. List of blackface minstrel songs - Wikipedia

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    "Camptown Races", Stephen Foster, (1850) [12] "Can't Yo' Heah Me Callin' Caroline", Caro Roma (1914) "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" James A. Bland, (1878 ...

  6. Camptown - Wikipedia

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    Camptown FC, a Guyanese football club that plays in the GFF National Super League; Camptown Historic District, La Mott, Pennsylvania "Camptown Races", an 1850 minstrel song; Kijichon, term for military base camp towns serving US forces in South Korea

  7. Wyalusing, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Keystone Marker for Camptown, the inspiration for "Camptown Races", 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north of Wyalusing. [6]The history of Wyalusing dates back centuries. It was originally known as M'chwihilusing.

  8. Foghorn Leghorn - Wikipedia

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    On occasion, he also sings his own lyrics if they are related to what he's doing at the time. "Camptown Races" essentially became Foghorn's signature tune and one of the most widely familiar uses of the song in popular culture. The final theatrical film in which Foghorn sings "Camptown" is Mother Was a Rooster (1962).

  9. Category:Songs written by Stephen Foster - Wikipedia

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