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Titel:Stephen Foster & Co.
lyrics of America's first great popular songs
Von: edited by Ken Emerson
Person: Foster, Stephen Collins
1826-1864
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Emerson, Ken
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Hauptverfasser: Foster, Stephen Collins 1826-1864 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Library of America 2010
Ausgabe:1. print.
Schriftenreihe:American poets project 30
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Zusammenfassung:America's first professional songwriter, Foster wrote lyrics that have entered our country's cultural bloodstream. Emerson presents a fully and delightfully annotated selection of Foster's most famous songs, and augments them with lyrics that either influenced Foster or were inspired by his genius
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Plantation melodies -- Parlor ballads -- Drinking and temperance songs -- Songs of protest and poverty -- War songs -- Comic songs
Umfang:xxii, 182 p. ill. 20 cm