Episode 3: Susanna

While clerking at his brother’s warehouse in Cincinnati, Stephen’s song, “Susanna,” becomes a hit with the help of publisher W.C. Peters and performer E.P. Christy. Credits Voices: Stephen Foster: GianPaolo Lattanzio Dunning Foster: Tavaras Nixon (@nullva) William Gallagher: Eric Yang (@ericyinyang) Archibald Irwin and extras: Matt (@jdvoices) Nate: Mac (@madmac) Samuel Thompson: Dylan Teter (@dylanteter) John Mahon: Mark Manning (@begorrah_2013) W.C. Peters: Ed A. (@warmvo) E.P. Christy: Quinn Donovan Musical Recordings: “Beautiful Dreamer”: Stephen Foster, 1862. Midi by Robert A. Hudson. CC 3.0. https://imslp.org/wiki/Beautiful_Dreamer_(Foster%2C_Stephen) “Down By the Riverside”: Louis Armstrong and the All Stars, Sy Oliver Choir, from the album “Swing Low, Sweet Satchmo,” 1959. CC 4.0. https://archive.org/details/02-louis-armstrong-with-sy-oliver-choir-brunswick-12142 “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”: Elks Male Quartet No. 863, Edison, 1927. Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix ​Nobody knows the trouble I've seen / Elks Male Quartet No. 863," accessed May 6, 2026, http://adlp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000158900/18074- Nobody_knows the trouble Ive seen. “Santa Anna’s Retreat”: Stephen Foster, 1848. Midi by Robert A. Hudson. CC 3.0. https://imslp.org/wiki/Santa_Anna's_Retreat_(Foster%2C_Stephen) SFX: Delta Queen: LP recording, 1965. steamboats.org, 2026. https://www.steamboats.org/whistle-calliope/eblow.html