This is Stephen Foster.
This is his gravestone.
He's also known as the "father of American music". His songs, such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer" are still played today; although, it's usually by elementary-school kids on a recorder.
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Stephen Foster: The Father of Rock 'N' Roll!
-danno
It's funny thinking I was probably one of those grade school kids having to jam away at one of those songs on a recorder in music class!
Not that I would besmirch the reputation of the recorder in any way....
This is one of my favorite songs of all time.
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