Cal Stewart

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Monkey On A String 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh in a Barber Shop 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh In A Chinese Laundry 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh buys an automobile 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh On A Fifth Avenue Bus 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh In Society 00:00 Tools
Jim Lawson's horse trade 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Plays Santa Claus 00:00 Tools
Christmas Time at Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Trip To Boston 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at a camp meeting 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's huskin' bee (take 2) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Arrival In New York 00:00 Tools
Last Day Of School at Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's New Year's pledge 00:00 Tools
The Wedding Of Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Smith 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh s courtship 00:00 Tools
I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's trip to Coney Island 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh And The Phonograph 1903 00:00 Tools
Jim Lawson's Hogs 1903 00:00 Tools
I Laughed at the Wrong Time 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Plays Santa Claus [1907] 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh At A Meeting Of The School House 1903 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Troubles In A Hotel 1903 00:00 Tools
Baptizing At Hickory Corners Church 1904 00:00 Tools
Christmas Time at Pumpkin Center [1905] 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Playing Base Ball (1909) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh on a Fifth Avenue Bus (1909) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh On A Bicycle 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh in a department store 00:00 Tools
Learning a City Gal How to Milk 00:00 Tools
UNCLE JOSH 00:00 Tools
. . . in society. 00:00 Tools
UNCLE JOSH AND THE LABOR UNION 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Playing Base Ball 1903 00:00 Tools
And then I laughed 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Has A Game Of Ball 1903 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's New Year's Pledge (1909) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at the roller skating rink 00:00 Tools
Si Pettingill's Brooms 1903 00:00 Tools
Ground Hog Day at Pumpkin Center (1909) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh takes the census 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee Dance 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh And The Fire Department 1904 00:00 Tools
UNCLE JOSH BUYS A VICTROLA 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's trip home to his farm 00:00 Tools
The revival meeting at Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh and the lightning rod agent 00:00 Tools
The Tapeworm Story 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh playing a game of base ball 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh on an automobile 00:00 Tools
War Talk at Pun'kin Center 00:00 Tools
Christmas Time at Pumpkin Center (1905) 00:00 Tools
UNCLE JOSH AT CAMP MEETING 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh keeps house 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's second visit to New York 00:00 Tools
The county fair at Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Troubles In A Hotel 00:00 Tools
Train Time at Pun'kin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at Delmonico's 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh In A Museum 00:00 Tools
Ticklish Reuben 00:00 Tools
The village gossips (take 2) 00:00 Tools
Town Topics Of Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh s birthday 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh on a Street Car 00:00 Tools
I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough (Laughing Song) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh And The Insurance Company 00:00 Tools
Fourth of July at Punkin Center 00:00 Tools
I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough (Rube Song) 00:00 Tools
War talk at Punkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's letter from home 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh and the Photographer 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Arrival In New York City 1896 00:00 Tools
"Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop" 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Weathersby's Arrival In New York City 00:00 Tools
The show troupe at Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh and the sailor (take 1) 00:00 Tools
The lightning rod agent 00:00 Tools
The village gossips (take 1) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh At A Camp Meeting 1898 00:00 Tools
Meeting of school-house directors 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at the opera 00:00 Tools
Jim Lawson's Horse Trade with Deacon Witherspoon 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's huskin' bee (take 1) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at the museum 00:00 Tools
Three little owls and the naughty little mice;I'm old but I'm awfully tough 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy put up the kitchen stove 00:00 Tools
And Then I Laughed (rare 7 Inch Record) (1903) 00:00 Tools
Ground Hog Day at Pumpkin Centre 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh Plays Santa Claus (1907) 00:00 Tools
The County Fair at Pun'kin Centre 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at a ball game 00:00 Tools
UNCLE JOSH AT THE CIRCUS 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Trip To Coney Island 1896 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Smith on A visit To New York 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh In A Photograph Gallery 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at The White House 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Trip Home To His Family 1898 00:00 Tools
The Chautauqua at Pun'kin Centre (1919) 00:00 Tools
Jim Lawson's hogs 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh and the honey bees 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy In The Subway 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's arrival in New York City 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at a baseball game 00:00 Tools
Fire department (copy 2) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at the Department Store 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh and the fire department 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh At The Statue Of Liberty 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh On A Bicycle 1898 00:00 Tools
A Baptizing at Hickory Corners Church (1904) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh At The Statue Of Liberty 1899 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh At The Opera 1898 00:00 Tools
Ground Hog Day at Pumpkin Center 00:00 Tools
Pun'kin Centre Railroad 1898 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh's Trip To Boston 1898 00:00 Tools
Fire department (copy 1) 00:00 Tools
Uncle Josh at the dentist s 00:00 Tools
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Cal Stewart (1856-1919) was a pioneer in vaudeville and early sound recordings. He is best remembered for his comic monologues in which he played "Uncle Josh" Weathersby, a resident of a mythical New England farming town called "Punkin Center." Born in Charlotte County, Virginia in 1856, Stewart spent his early life working in circuses, medicine shows and vaudeville to great acclaim as "Uncle Josh Weathersby from Way Down East". It was on the road that he befriended Mark Twain and later Will Rogers, two men who shared similar wit in comedy. Around 1897, Thomas Edison's studios hired him to cut several cylinder recordings of his famous speeches and songs. They were well received by the public, and launched an entire series of recordings based on the Uncle Josh character. Stewart's trademark on these recordings are the easily recognizable laugh that precedes his speeches. Best-selling recordings included “Uncle Josh’s Arrival in New York” (1898), “I’m Old But I’m Awfully Tough (Laughing Song)” (1898), “Jim Lawson’s Horse Trade With Deacon Witherspoon” (1901), “Uncle Josh’s Huskin’ Bee Dance” (1901) and “Uncle Josh on an Automobile” (1903). Stewart continued recording on Edison, Columbia, Victor, and independent labels up until his death on December 7, 1919. He also wrote two books based on his monologues and performed in theaters across America with his wife and her brother and sister. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.