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  2. Old Folks at Home - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home - Wikipedia

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    Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home is the third studio album by American blues musician Taj Mahal. A double album, the first disc (Giant Step) is electric, while the second (De Ole Folks at Home) is acoustic. Esquire included the album at number 27 on its list of "The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own". [4]

  4. List of songs written by Stephen Foster - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of best-selling sheet music - Wikipedia

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    A copy of "Old Folks at Home" (1851), whose sales are estimated at over 20 million.This list contains some of the best-selling songs in terms of sheet music sales in music publishing history with reportedly copies of over 3 million.

  6. Florida (Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky) - Wikipedia

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    "Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" is the official anthem of the State of Florida, written and composed by Jan Hinton. [1] Originally written as a replacement for the state song, "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), it was instead designated as the state's anthem in 2008.

  7. Swanee River - Wikipedia

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    Old Folks at Home, an 1851 song often known unofficially as "Swanee River", written by Stephen Foster Swanee River (1931 film) , an American film Swanee River (1939 film) , a film biography of Stephen Foster

  8. Christy's Minstrels - Wikipedia

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    Foster sold his song "Old Folks at Home" to Christy for his exclusive use. The troupe's commercial success was phenomenal: Christy paid Foster for the exclusive rights to the song. [3] Besides Christy himself, the troupe originally included Christy's stepson George Christy, often considered the greatest blackface comic of the era.

  9. List of U.S. state songs - Wikipedia

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    Foster wrote the music and lyrics for "My Old Kentucky Home", adopted by Kentucky in 1928, and "Old Folks at Home" (better known as "Swanee Ribber" or "Suwannee River"), adopted by Florida in 1935. [1]