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American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster ()

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American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster - Thomas Hampson
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  1. Opening Solo Violin
  2. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
  3. Hard Times (Come Again No More)
  4. The Voice of Bygone Days
  5. Foster Favorites Medley: Ring, Ring the Banjo/Oh! Susanna/Camptown ...
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  1. Opening Solo Violin
  2. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
  3. Hard Times (Come Again No More)
  4. The Voice of Bygone Days
  5. Foster Favorites Medley: Ring, Ring the Banjo/Oh! Susanna/Camptown ...
  6. Open Thy Lattice, Love
  7. Beautiful Dreamer
  8. That's What's the Matter
  9. Old Home Medley: Old Folks at Home/My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
  10. Molly! Do You Love Me?
  11. Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair
  12. Comrades, Fill No Glass for Me
  13. Dancing on the River: Nelly Bly/The Glendy Burk/Angelina Baker
  14. My Wife Is a Most Knowing Woman
  15. Gentle Annie
  16. Linger in Blissful Repose
  17. Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway!
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Stephen Foster was the father of the popular song, and his music is indelibly stamped in the nation's consciousness. It is hard to believe that one man wrote "I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair," "Camptown Races," "Beautiful Dreamer," and the heartbreaking "Hard Times Come Again No More." That's why this recording of his music is so special. Rather than drowning the tunes in full orchestration, a simple outfit of fiddle, piano, and guitar accompanies Thomas Hampson's superb voice. It seems this is as close as one ...

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American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster 1992, Angel Records

UPC: 077775462128

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