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Stephen Foster and Co

Lyrics of the First Great American Songwriters

Stephen Foster and Co( )
Author: Foster, Steven
Series title:American Poets Project Ser.
ISBN:978-1-59853-070-4
Publication Date:Apr 2010
Publisher:Library of America, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $20.00
Book Description:

Stephen Foster is the trunk of the tree of American song. His blackface minstrel songs, including "Oh! Susanna," "Old Folks at Home" ("Way down upon the Swanee River..."), and "My Old Kentucky Home," and his parlor ballads, such as "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," and "Beautiful Dreamer," have inspired composers, songwriters, and performers from Charles Ives and George Gershwin to Ray Charles and James Taylor. Foster devoted as much care and craft to his lyrics as he did to his...
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Book Details
Pages:204
Detailed Subjects: Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Music / Printed Music / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.7 x 7.8 x 0.67 Inches
Book Weight:0.594 Pounds



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