O πιο διάσημος Αμερικανός τραγουδοποιός του 19ου αιώνα

Stephen Foster (1826-1864), America's most famous 19th Century songster, composed his music during the last days of slavery in the United States. His songs are sentimental and frequently celebrate the "happy" days gone by. Often his choice of words is today is taken with considerable disapprobation; however, it must be remembered the time in which these songs were written. In modern times Foster's lyrics are excised of what are now considered politically incorrect words. This album, as far as I can find, is the first album of Foster songs ever recorded and issued in a book set (Victor albumC-5). It is dated in the late 1920's, coming at the very inception of electric recording. The Victor Salon group under the direction of Nat Shilkret here play these old songs in the mode of the day but keeping with the original lyrics. While a couple of the terms are offensive to today's ears, please remember that such terms were still in common use during the first half of the 20th Century. So, keeping with the historical nature of these very old recordings, performed in the popular fashion of the 20's, I have not edited or defaced these very rare cuts. They are here to enjoy for their original form. The period sentimentality is heavier in this album than in the companion upload, the Salon music of Ethelbert Nevin also recorded by by Shilkret's group. The two albums were recorded within months of each other. Shilkret arranged these with dramatic orchestration and added even sound effects to one song. Here is Stephen Foster as you most likely have never heard him, from a period closer to Foster's time than to our own.1.(0:13) Open Thy Lattice, Love
2.(1:17) Uncle Ned
3.(2:26) The Village Maiden
 4.(3:30) Beautiful Dreamer
 5.(5:00) Ring de Banjo
6.(5:47) O Lemmuel
7.(6:28) Nelly Bly
 8.(7:12) O Boys, Carry Me 'Long
 9.(7:30) Louisiana Bell
 10.(8:12) Campdown Races
11.(9:19) Nelly Was a Lady
 12.(10:00) Jennie With the Light Brown Hair
13.(11:19) Oh! Susanna!
14.(12:00) Come Where my Love Lies Dreaming
15.(14:01) Hard Times
 16.(15:00) Angelina Baker
17.(15:30) Gentle Annie
18.(16:26) Old Dog Tray
19.(17:30) Some Folks
20.(18:37) Old Black Joe
21.(23:20) Old Kentucky Home
 22.(27:32) Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
 23.(31:30) Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)