STEPHEN FOSTER SONGS

• BEAUTIFUL DREAMER

  Beautiful dreamer wake unto me, Starlight and dewdrops are awaiting thee...




• CAMPTOWN RACES

De Camptown ladies sing dis song Doo-dah! doo-dah! De Camptown racetrack five miles long Oh! doo-dah day!...



• OH SUSANNA

  I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee  And I'm goin' to Louisiana my true love for to see...




• OLD FOLKS AT HOME

  Way Down upon the Swanee River far far away, That's where my heart is turning ever ...




• MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME

  The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home 'Tis summer, the folks are all gay...

Stephen Foster

Stephen Collins Foster was born on our American holiday, July 4, 1826. In his hometown they have an event for the 4th of July every year and it is nice to think that in a strange way it is also a memorial to Stephen.