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Made a couple of changes that someone may take issue with so I figured I better put down why: In all references to the Suwannee River, with the exception of the movie section, I changed the spelling to "Suwannee" as opposed to "Swanee". I did not change the movie section because evidently that is the actual name of the film. I cannot find any "Swanee" river in anything online or in mapping software or books except where it has been misspelled. It even appears that SCF misspelled it. Radiooperator 21:42, 22 May 2007 (UTC) Update - I changed the so-called "alternate title" of SCF's song back because that was how he originally wrote it.Radiooperator 21:51, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

To the article's assertion that Mr. Foster had little formal musical education, I counter with the article on http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/foster.htm:

"Foster's life has become part of American legend. One thread of the tale is that he detested school and so was poorly educated. In truth, as a young boy Stephen evinced more interest in music than in other subjects. But as the child of a middle-class family in an era before tax-supported public education, he variously was privately tutored, then schooled at private academies in Pittsburgh and in north-central Pennsylvania. He expressed a distaste for rote learning and recitation, but was an avid reader and eventually became a literate, well-educated person by the standards of his day.

"He was musically literate as well; he probably received some formal musical training from a German immigrant, Henry Kleber, an accomplished and versatile musician who eventually exerted a major influence on Pittsburgh's musical life as a performer, composer, music merchant, impresario, and teacher."

Contents 1 Relevance of his descendant 2 Cultural References 3 Rachel? 4 YO

[edit] Relevance of his descendant

I fail to see how it is relevant that his descendant is Brodie Foster Hubbard. Why should this be in the Foster article? If anywhere, it belongs in Hubbard's article, not elsewhere. — BrianSmithson 20:55, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Already discussed on your talk page... sorry about the delete! Didn't even realize I'd done it 'til now. :( Parsssseltongue 02:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

No worries! — BrianSmithson 04:03, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural References

"Her door bell plays a bar of Steven Foster" Lyrics in Siver Jews song "Tennessee" released 2001 on the album "Bright Flight"

"Met the ghost of Stephen Foster at the Hotel Paradise"

Lyrics in Squirrel Nut Zippers song "Ghost of Stephen Foster" released on the album "Perennial Favorites" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.193.216.122 (talk) 00:32, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rachel?

Any relation to Rachel Foster Avery?

[edit] YO

The sculpture does not depict Stephen Foster. The sculpture is of a slave and his master. Originally, the pedestal described the two people, but the pedestal has been burnished clear of the original words. Sixty years ago, the name Stephen Collins Foster was not on the pedestal. On a visit to Pittsburgh around 1948, I read the original words. I believe that the sculpture was originally named "His master's ears" and that it also mentioned "good ole black Joe," too, YO.HeyYallYo 05:55, 2 September 2007 (UTC)