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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Composer
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gptkbp:active_years
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1840-1864
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gptkbp:alias
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gptkb:Stephen_Collins_Foster
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:The_Christy_Minstrels
gptkb:The_Virginia_Minstrels
The Foster Family
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:piano
gptkb:American_Civil_War
Sheet music
minstrel shows
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gptkbp:birth_date
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July 4, 1826
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gptkbp:born
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July 4, 1826
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Lawrenceville,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:born_on
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July 4, 1826
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Foster
gptkb:Annie_Foster
gptkb:Joseph_Foster
Marion Foster
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:E._P._Christy
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Gowan_LI
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gptkbp:composed_by
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songs for minstrel shows
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gptkbp:contribution
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American music
American popular music
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gptkbp:covered_by
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many artists
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Minstrel shows
American folk music
American folk culture
Songs used in films and television
American Civil War songs
Songs included in American folk music repertoire
Songs performed in schools and community events
Songs remain popular in American culture
Songs studied in music education
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gptkbp:death_date
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January 13, 1864
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gptkbp:died
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January 13, 1864
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:famous_song
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gptkb:Oh!_Susanna
gptkb:My_Old_Kentucky_Home
gptkb:Camptown_Races
gptkb:Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair
gptkb:Swanee_River
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gptkbp:famous_work
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gptkb:Oh!_Susanna
gptkb:Swanee_River_(Old_Folks_at_Home)
gptkb:My_Old_Kentucky_Home
gptkb:Camptown_Races
gptkb:Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:folk_music
Minstrel music
minstrel music
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gptkbp:has_a_song_that_became_a_state_song_of
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gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Kentucky
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gptkbp:has_legacy
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influence on later composers
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gptkbp:has_museum
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his work
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Stephen Foster
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gptkbp:influence_on
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gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:American_musical_theater
Blues music
Country music
Hip hop music
Pop music
Rock music
Contemporary music
Folk revival movement
R& B music
Popular music standards
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:John_Philip_Sousa
gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Diana_Krall
gptkb:The_Beach_Boys
gptkb:The_Supremes
gptkb:The_Temptations
gptkb:Harry_Macdonough
gptkb:Stephen_Collins_Foster
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Cole_Porter
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Michael_Jackson
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:Simon_&_Garfunkel
gptkb:Stevie_Wonder
gptkb:Adele
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Bing_Crosby
gptkb:James_Taylor
gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:The_Beatles
gptkb:Irving_Berlin
gptkb:Scott_Joplin
gptkb:American_musical_theater
gptkb:folk_music
gptkb:Prince
gptkb:Madonna
gptkb:rock_music
American music
Blues music
Country music
Pop music
Rock music
pop music
blues music
country music
film music
popular music
American popular music
Ragtime music
Folk music revival
Musical theater composers
Contemporary songwriters
American theater music
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Stephen_C._Foster
gptkb:opera
European classical music
Minstrel shows
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gptkbp:inspired
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Numerous adaptations and covers of his songs
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers_(ASCAP)
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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19th century America
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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Southern themes
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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American culture
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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musicals and films
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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minstrel music
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gptkbp:is_often_described_as
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the father of American music
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gptkbp:is_remembered_for
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his lyrical melodies
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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music history courses
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Oh!_Susanna
gptkb:Camptown_Races
gptkb:Swanee_River
Minstrel music
minstrel music
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Father_of_American_Music
Influence on later composers
Considered the father of American music
Songs in American culture
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gptkbp:memorials
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gptkb:Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_collaborators
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gptkb:George_W._Chadwick
gptkb:Stephen_C._Foster
gptkb:James_Bland
gptkb:Henry_Clay_Work
William Shakespeare Hays
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Songs used in films and television
Death in poverty
First published song in 1844
Songs performed by famous artists
Songs taught in music education
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Oh!_Susanna
gptkb:My_Old_Kentucky_Home
gptkb:The_Blue_Tail_Fly
gptkb:Beautiful_Dreamer
gptkb:Camptown_Races
gptkb:Hard_Times_Come_Again_No_More
gptkb:I_Dream_of_Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair
gptkb:Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair
gptkb:Massa's_in_de_Cold_Ground
gptkb:Nelly_Was_a_Lady
gptkb:Old_Folks_at_Home
gptkb:The_Glendy_Burk
gptkb:The_Swanee_River
The Old Folks at Home
The Campbells Are Coming
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:My_Old_Kentucky_Home
gptkb:Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair
gptkb:Massa's_in_de_Cold_Ground
gptkb:Nelly_Was_a_Lady
gptkb:Old_Folks_at_Home
The Old Folks at Home
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:songwriter
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Lawrenceville,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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Memorials and tributes
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Foster_&_Allen
gptkb:Foster_Music_Publishing
gptkb:Foster_&_Co.
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:songwriters
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gptkb:19th_century
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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Popularized American folk music
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Jane_Denny_Mc_Dowell
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:folk_music
Minstrel music
romanticism
Parlor music
Sentimental ballads
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gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in
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popular music
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
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African American music
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Oh!_Susanna
gptkb:Swanee_River_(Old_Folks_at_Home)
gptkb:My_Old_Kentucky_Home
gptkb:Beautiful_Dreamer
gptkb:Camptown_Races
gptkb:Hard_Times_Come_Again_No_More
gptkb:Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair
gptkb:Massa's_in_de_Cold_Ground
gptkb:Nelly_Bly
The Old Folks at Home
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Stephen_Sondheim
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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