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  1. Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Fosternoun

    United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

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  1. stephen collins foster

    Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known also as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer", and many of his compositions remain popular today. In spite of the strong association of Foster and his song lyrics with the South, he only visited it once, during his 1852 honeymoon.He has been identified as "the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century" and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries. Most of his handwritten music manuscripts are lost, but editions issued by publishers of his day feature in various collections.

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  1. stephen collins foster

    Stephen Collins Foster was an American songwriter and composer during the 19th century who is known as the "father of American music". He is renowned for his parlor and minstrel music, including popular songs like "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", and "Beautiful Dreamer". Despite his influence and success in American music, Foster struggled with alcoholism and poverty and died in 1864 at the age of 37. His music remains influential and continues to be performed and adapted.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stephen Collins Foster in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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    The numerical value of Stephen Collins Foster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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