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To: AZamericonnie

Hi Everybody!

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42 posted on 02/15/2013 7:20:18 PM PST by left that other site (Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)

To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; left that other site

In 1850, Stephen Foster turned 24, and he began turning out one song after another. This one is humorous.

This is one of his most famous tunes. It turned up in countless TV westerns in the Fifties.

You can’t help but dance to this one.

This is synonymous with Foster and is a critical part of American song.

Catchy!

A good example of the slow, sentimental songs of the era. That’s Jay Ungar of “Ashokan Farewell” on fiddle.

Dance away!

Simply beautiful!

With successful songs like this under his belt, Foster felt prosperous enough to marry Jane MacDowell in 1850. Their daughter was born a year later.

43 posted on 02/15/2013 7:23:43 PM PST by Publius

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47 posted on 02/15/2013 7:36:33 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)

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