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Old Folks at Home

1851 · 19th century

"Old Folks at Home", also known as "Swanee River", was commissioned from Stephen Foster in 1851 by E. P. Christy for his minstrel troupe, Christy's Minstrels. Christy also asked to be credited as its author and was named as such on early printings of the sheet music, so Foster gained little directly from its success, though he went on receiving royalties.

Songs in history

Old Folks at Home1851

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Old Folks at Home. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/old-folks-at-home
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“Old Folks at Home.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/old-folks-at-home. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Old Folks at Home.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/old-folks-at-home.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Old Folks at Home’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/old-folks-at-home (Accessed: ).

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