Tollefsen Trio br br "Old Black Joe" br br Stephen Foster is the composer br br Columbia A1809br br The Tollefsen Trio consisted of Carl H. Tollefsen (violin), Augusta Tollefsen (piano), and Paul Kefer (cello). br br The ensemble made recordings for Edison, Victor, and Columbiabr br The group was best known for concert performances and recitals. br br The trio was first formed in 1904 and continued into the 1940s. br br The repertory was primarily classical chamber music with occasional folk and spirituals.br br Carl H. Tollefsen was the violinist. He was born in Kingston upon Hull in England, but his parents were Danish. br br He lived in the US since he was 6 years, where he worked all his life with his wife, the pianist Augusta Schnabel-Tollefsen.br br He died in New York in 1963.br br Gone am the days br when my heart was br young and gay. br br Gone am the friends br from the cotton br fields away.br br Gone from thisbr earth to a better br land I know. I hear br their gentle voices br calling Old Black Joe.