Uncle Ned
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"Old Uncle Ned", sometimes given as "Uncle Ned", is a song with music and lyrics by American songwriter Stephen Foster. It is part of a group of songs created by Foster which served as a foundation for the "quintessentially American" sound of the U.S.'s popular music. Created in 1845, it was first published in 1848. Written during the age of slavery in the United States, the song tells of a master's love for his dying loyal slave. While a best-selling song, Foster made little money off of this work because of the many unauthorized pirated publications of the tune circulating in the marketplace both in America and in England. The popularity of the song was in part due to the Christy's Minstrels show which performed the work across America and in Europe in the 19th century. It became a standard of the blackface minstrel show.
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