One of the influences on his writing was the black churches that his family servant Olivia Pise took him to as a child.
One of the influences on his writing was the black churches that his family servant Olivia Pise took him to as a child. Much of his work was done for Firth, Pond, and Company, which saw a ten thousand percent return on the fee it paid him for "Old Uncle Ned." He later worked for the Edwin Christy minstrel show, which comissioned his "Old Folks at Home." For 10 points, name this man who died shortly after he wrote "Poor Dropping Maiden" and created popular, black-influenced tunes from the 1850s, such as "Camptown Races" and "Oh Susanna."
One of the influences on his writing was the black churches that his family servant Olivia Pise took him to as a child.
Stephen Collins {Foster}