Stephen Foster was a man with a mission ... At first, he circulated manuscript copies among various minstrel troupes. After "Oh! Susanna" became a national hit following its performance by ...

The ice cream and tea chain appears to have lifted the melody almost note-for-note from the nostalgic but racially offensive Stephen Foster song 'Oh! Susanna', which was recorded in 1848.

Beginning in the 1840s, Stephen Foster created a string of heartfelt songs that ended up in the parlors of homes across the nation: “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” “Oh! Susanna ...

The ice cream and tea chain appears to have lifted the melody almost note-for-note from the nostalgic but racially offensive Stephen Foster song 'Oh! Susanna', which was recorded in 1848.