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Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster is credited on 3,701 releases across 1,005 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,701

Pressings credited

1,005

Albums

8

Decades active

305

In collections

Biography

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. Foster 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". Many of his compositions remain popular today.

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Credited work

3,701 releases · 1,005 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,643
  • Other credits · 141
  • Mastering · 1
  • Production · 1

Studios: Sunset Sound · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · RCA Studio A · Carnegie Hall

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