Foster,Stephen Collins

Foster,Stephen Collins
Fos·ter (fôʹstər, fŏsʹtər), Stephen Collins. 1826-1864.
American songwriter whose popular works, such as “Oh! Susannah” (1848) and “Old Folks at Home” (1851), reflect the sentiment of pre-Civil War America.

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  • Foster, Stephen (Collins) — born July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pa., U.S. died Jan. 13, 1864, New York, N.Y. U.S. songwriter. He began writing songs as a child, influenced in part by black church services he attended with the family s servant and by songs sung by black… …   Universalium

  • Foster, Stephen (Collins) — (4 jul. 1826, Lawrenceville, Pa., EE.UU.–13 ene. 1864, Nueva York, N.Y.). Letrista estadounidense. Comenzó a escribir canciones cuando era niño, influido en parte por los oficios religiosos de la comunidad afroamericana a los cuales asistía con… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Foster, Stephen Collins — (1826 1864)    Song writer, was b. in Pittsburgh. He wrote over 100 songs, many of which had extraordinary popularity, among which may be mentioned The Old Folks at Home, Nelly Bly, Old Dog Tray, Camp Town Races, Massa s in de cold, cold Ground,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Foster, Stephen — ▪ American composer in full  Stephen Collins Foster   born July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville [now part of Pittsburgh], Pa., U.S. died Jan. 13, 1864, New York, N.Y.  American composer whose popular minstrel (minstrel show) songs and sentimental ballads… …   Universalium

  • Stephen Collins Foster — noun United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826 1864) • Syn: ↑Foster, ↑Stephen Foster • Instance Hypernyms: ↑songwriter, ↑songster, ↑ballad maker …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stephen Foster — Stephen Foster. Stephen Collins Foster (* 4. Juli 1826 in Lawrenceville; † 13. Januar 1864 in Manhattan) war der bekannteste Songwriter in den USA seiner Zeit. Viele seiner Lieder, wie Oh! Susanna , Camptown Races und Beautiful Dreamer , sind 150 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stephen Foster — Stephen Foster. Stephen Collins Foster (4 de julio de 1826 13 de enero de 1864) fue un preeminente cantautor de Estados Unidos de su era. Muchas de sus canciones, tales como Oh! Susanna, Camptown Races y Beatiful Dreamer, siguen siendo populares… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Foster — Foster, Jodie Foster, Norman * * * (as used in expressions) Dulles, John Foster Foster, Abigail Kelley Foster, Jodie Alicia Christian Foster Foster, Stephen (Collins) Foster, William Z(ebulon) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Collins — Collins, Anthony Collins, Michael Collins, Michael Collins, William Collins, William Wilkie * * * (as used in expressions) Collins, Michael Collins, (William) Wilkie Foster, Stephen (Collins) Whitney, William C(ollins) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Stephen Foster — For other people named Stephen Foster, see Stephen Foster (disambiguation). Stephen Collins Foster Stephen Collins Foster Born July 4, 1826(1826 07 04) Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, United States …   Wikipedia

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