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 Jeanie with the light brown hair

"Jeanie with the light brown hair" is one of a number of songs that I learned whilst trying to learn to play the piano and can be found in the Regina Song Album No. 17. This Stephen Collins Foster composition is a real drawing-room song and very sentimental. I was pretty lousy on the piano but can manage a fairly tolerable version with my concertina.
"Jeanie with the light brown hair" has been recorded by:
CD tracks/info Philip Coulter on "American Tranquility" RealAudio amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Thomas Hampson on "American Dreamer - Songs of Stephen Foster" RealAudio amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info John McCormack on "John McCormack-Song Recital" RealAudio amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Douglas Jimerson on "Stephen Foster's America" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info John McCormack on "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "The Best of Ireland" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "The Ultimate Non-Stop Irish Party Album" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Thomas Stewart on "Songs of Gambling & The Sea" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Party 3-Pack Drinking Songs" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.ca