The First American citizen to earn and live solely on composition of music is Stephen Foster.
Because Stephen Foster started the composition of music for earning, he was being labelled "father of American music".
Stephen Foster was well-known for his Parlor & Minstrel music and composed more than 200 songs in his music career.
Despite the promising career that Stephen Foster had in professional songwriting, he died at age of 37.
Stephen Foster most popular and successful song was "Old Folks at Home which sold more than 130,000 copies.
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