On this day in 1847, legendary American songwriter Stephen Foster debuted the song “Oh! Susanna” to a crowd at the Andrews’ Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Who gives a tin ...

Stephen Foster was an American songwriter known for creating many popular folk and traditional songs. His music often told stories about life, love, and American culture, with simple melodies that ...

P op music, like cooking, thrives on reduction. This was practised on a grand scale by bands who reduced the Victorian gothic to a loud noise, a jar of pancake makeup and a short lexicon of words ...