Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Composer
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:Christy_Minstrels
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Civil War music
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
July 4, 1826
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William_Foster
gptkb:Joseph_Foster Marion_Foster |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence_on_American_literature
Influence_on_American_theater Influence_on_American_film Influence_on_American_television |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
January 13, 1864
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| gptkbp:genre |
Minstrel music
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Stephen Foster
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Cole_Porter
gptkb:George_Gershwin gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein gptkb:American_folk_music gptkb:Stephen_Sondheim gptkb:Irving_Berlin American_popular_music |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Irish_folk_music
African_American_music |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Numerous adaptations and performances
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Songs such as 'Camptown Races'
Songs such as 'My Old Kentucky Home' Songs_such_as_'Oh!_Susanna' Songs_such_as_'Swanee_River' |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered_the_'father_of_American_music'
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableSong |
'Nelly Was a Lady'
'Oh!_Susanna' 'Camptown_Races' 'My_Old_Kentucky_Home' 'Old_Folks_at_Home' 'Swanee_River' 'Beautiful_Dreamer' 'Hard_Times_Come_Again_No_More' 'Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair' 'The_Old_Folks_at_Home' |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
'Old_Folks_at_Home'
'Beautiful_Dreamer' 'Hard_Times_Come_Again_No_More' 'Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair' |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Songwriter
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
New_York_City,_New_York
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| gptkbp:recordLabel |
Various_labels_including_RCA_Victor
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Jane_Denny_McDowell
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