Stephen Collins Foster
Foster, Stephen Collins, američki skladatelj (Lawrenceville/Pittsburgh, 4. VII. 1826 – New York, 13. I. 1864). Živio u Cincinnatiju, Alleghenyju i New Yorku, skladao oko 200 popijevki, mnoge u duhu narodne američke i posebne crnačke melodike s Ohio Rivera. Sam je pisao stihove za njih, mnoge su stekle široku popularnost i postale gotovo narodnima. Najpoznatije: Oh! Susanna, I Would Not Die in Spring Time; Old Folks at Home; Old Dog Tray; Old Black Joe; Sitting by My Own Cabin Door; My Old Kentucky Home; Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair.