Stephen Foster (1826-1864) is well known penning such iconic American tunes as "The Camptown Races" (recognized by its famous repetitive line "doo dah, dooh dah"), "Old Folks at Home" (also known as...
I believe that he is responsible for the lyrics to the song "My Old Kentucky Home" which is sung at the beginning of the Kentuky Derby. I think that there may be another famous song or two that he...