Stephen Foster was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. In 1846, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and became a bookkeeper with his brother's steamship company. While in Cincinnati, Foster wrote "Oh! Susanna", possibly for his men's social club. The song was first performed by a local quintet at a concert in Andrews' Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1847. It was first published by W. C. Peters & Co. in Cincinnati in 1848. I play this in a medley with: "Camptown Races" - also by Stephan Foster "Blue Tail Fly" - by Dan Emmett Both are in this section. Other songs by Stephen Foster in this section are: "Camptown Races" "Gentle Annie" "Hard Times (Come again no more)" "Old Folks at Home"