In the collection
2 records
Played with
Danny Elfman
1 record together
James Taylor
1 record together
Steve Bartek
1 record together
Prince
1 record together
Bob West
1 record together
Randy Meisner
1 record together
Russ Kunkel
1 record together
Danny Kortchmar
1 record together
Carole King
1 record together
Peter Asher
1 record together
About
American composer born July 4, 1826 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania and died January 13, 1864 in New York City, known as "the father of American music", primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He has been identified as "the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century".
He wrote more than 200 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", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" and many remain popular Today.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
From Discogs.