Who was Stephen Collins Foster?
Q: Who was Stephen Collins Foster?
A: Stephen Collins Foster was an American composer who was the first to be paid for his music.
Q: Where was Stephen Collins Foster born?
A: Stephen Collins Foster was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Pittsburgh.
Q: What was Stephen Collins Foster's most well-known and successful song?
A: Stephen Collins Foster's most well-known and successful song is "Oh! Susanna".
Q: When was "Oh! Susanna" first performed?
A: "Oh! Susanna" was first performed in the Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1847.
Q: Who did Stephen Collins Foster marry and how many children did they have?
A: Stephen Collins Foster married Jane Denny MacDowell in July 1850 and they had one daughter named Marion.
Q: What were the three musical genres that Stephen Collins Foster wrote mainly in?
A: The three musical genres that Stephen Collins Foster wrote mainly in were plantation songs, parlor songs, and Civil War songs.
Q: When and where did Stephen Collins Foster die?
A: Stephen Collins Foster died in New York City on January 13, 1864, at the age of 37.
