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Stephen Foster America's Troubadour remembered in biographical survey
The article profiles Stephen Foster born July 4 1820 in Pittsburgh and details his family background early musical talent and rise as America's troubadour. It covers his childhood in Towanda and Pittsburgh, his schooldays at Jefferson College, key songs like Oh Susanna and My Old Kentucky Home, copyright struggles with Christy and Morrisons, earnings from tunes, and his later life with wife Jane McDowell including moves to New York and New Orleans as his fame grew. The piece places Foster against a backdrop of Independence Day celebrations and national sentiment, noting his enduring legacy in American song.
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