Camptown Races

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Relationships

lyricist and composer:Stephen Foster (composer)
Wikidata:Q652643 [info]
referred to in medleys:Hooked on America
Medley: Deep River / The Old Folks at Home / Camptown Races / Oh Suzanna / Poor Old Joe (order: 3)
“Unbegun” Symphony: Andante—Allegro (order: 5)
later versions:DooDah
is the basis for:De Camptown Races (with Gestures) (Spike Jones version)
arrangements:Camptown Races (Steeleye Span arrangement)
Camptown Races (arr. Proctor)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1940-12-09De Camptown RacesBing Crosby2:47
1941-01-21Camptown RacesLarry Clinton & His Orchestra3:25
1943Camptown Races #2 (Standard transcription version; R-141-10)Spike Jones and His City Slickers2:00
1944-11-22Camptown RacesJohnny Mercer2:47
1945-11-07Campdown Races / Beautiful Dreamer (With Lawrence Tibbett)cover and medleyFrank Sinatra?:??
1945-11-07Stephen Foster Medley: Beautiful Dreamer / De Camptown Raceslive and medleyFrank Sinatra & Lawrence Tibbett2:34
1964 – 1966Camptown RacesJan Johansson4:21
1965-05-01 – 1965-05-03Camptown RacesThe Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy3:13
1985-08Camptown RacesMarilyn Horne, English Chamber Orchestra, Carl Davis2:18
Campton RacesEric Rogers Choir and Orchestra2:15
Camptown RacesRobert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw1:43
Camptown RacesChanticleer2:32
Camptown Races101 Strings3:11
Camptown Races[unknown]2:28
Camptown Races[Disney]1:55
Camptown RacescoverThe Hit Crew1:49
Camptown RacesinstrumentalBilly Vaughn1:21
Camptown RacesinstrumentalThe Dave Brubeck Quartet2:00
Camptown RacesThe Duhks3:01
Camptown RacesDave Brubeck2:09
Camptown RacesStephen Foster1:52
Camptown RacesRobert Merrill3:40
Camptown RacesStephen Foster2:19
Camptown RacesJulie London3:24
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:55
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:51
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson & Los Indios Tabajaras?:??
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:52
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:54
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:52
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:52
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:55
Camptown RacesStephen Foster3:41
Camptown RacesPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra2:30
Camptown RacesDave Brubeck1:54
Camptown RacesDave Brubeck1:57
Camptown RacesinstrumentalThe Dave Brubeck Quartet?:??
Camptown RacescoverDon Gibson1:55
Camptown Races (Live)Rosanne Cash, Dom Flemons, Joe Henry, Aoife O’Donovan, Over the Rhine, Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & John Morris Russell4:45
Camptown Races (take 1)cover and instrumentalThe Dave Brubeck Quartet2:01
Camptown Races (take 2)cover and instrumentalThe Dave Brubeck Quartet2:10
De Camptown RacesRichard Crooks2:41
Foster Favourites Medley (Ring, Ring the Banjo / Oh! Susanna / Camptown Races)instrumental and medleyDave Bargeron, Peter Ecklund, Matt Glaser, Arnie Kinsella, Molly Mason, Evan Stover, Tony Trischka, Jay Ungar3:53
Lonnie's Skiffle Party, Part 1medleyLonnie Donegan2:59
Minstrel MemoriesmedleyFoden’s Motor Works Band, Fred Mortimer?:??
Stephen Foster Medley: Beautiful Dreamer / De Camptown RacesFrank Sinatra & Lawrence Tibbett2:34