Cal Stewart
American comedian (born ca. 1856 in Charlotte County, Virginia – died December 7, 1919 in Chicago, IL).
Performing comedy routines on the vaudeville circuit, Cal Stewart created the popular character of "Uncle Josh" Weathersby, a Yankee farmer from a New England farming town he called "Pumpkin Center" or "Punkin Center." Starting around 1897, Stewart recorded his Uncle Josh routines, first on Edison cylinders, then on records. His comedy records appeared on all the major labels, (Edison, Edison, and Edison), and on many smaller ones. On some of them, Uncle Josh appears with his wife, Aunt Nancy (after 1907, she is played by Ada Jones; before, she may have been his real first wife, Florence).
In 1914, Stewart married his second wife, vaudeville violinist Rossini Waugh, known as "Gypsy Rossini" (1895-1943), and lived with her in Tipton, Indiana. He died of either of pneumonia or of a brain tumor in Chicago.
The Indestructible Uncle Josh
Cal Stewart
2013
Archeophone Records
CD, Comp
Uncle Josh Weathersby - Tales Of The Big City
Cal Stewart
2001
The Old Crank
CDr, Comp
Uncle Josh Weathersby - Tales Of Pun'kin Centre
Cal Stewart
2001
The Old Crank
CDr, Comp
Uncle Josh Weathersby's Pun'kin Center Recordings, Volume 1
Cal Stewart
2001
Vintage Comedy Recordings
CDr, Comp
Uncle Josh Weathersby's Pun'kin Center Recordings, Volume 2
Cal Stewart
2001
Vintage Comedy Recordings
CDr, Comp + Floppy, 3,5"
Cal Stewart's Uncle Josh
Cal Stewart
2001
Old Time Victrola Music
CD
Uncle Josh And The Insurance Co. / Uncle Josh On An Automobile
Cal Stewart / Cal Stewart And Harry C. Browne
1926
Silvertone
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh At The Opera / Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy On A Visit To New York
Cal Stewart / Cal Stewart & Ada Jones
1926
Silvertone
Shellac, 10"
Possum Supper At Darktown Church / Uncle Josh At The Dentist
Cal Stewart
1925
Silvertone
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh At The Cafeteria / Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Putting Up The Kitchen Stove
Cal Stewart, Ada Jones
1925
Silvertone
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh Playing Golf / Uncle Josh On The Aeroplane
Cal Stewart
1924
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh At The Circus / Ground Hog Day At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1924
Columbia
Shellac, 10", RP
Last Day Of School At Pumpkin Center / A Camp Meeting At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1922
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh Takes The Census / Clancy's Wooden Wedding
Cal Stewart / Edward Meeker
1922
Edison Records
Edison Disc
Uncle Josh Keeps House / Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop
Cal Stewart
1922
The Opera At Pumpkin Center / Uncle Josh Buys An Automobile
Cal Stewart
1922
Uncle Josh Buys A Victrola / Opera At Pun'kin Centre
Cal Stewart
1921
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh And The Soldier / Dinnie Donohue, On Prohibition
Cal Stewart / William Cahill
1921
Edison Records
Edison Disc
The Chautauqua At Pun'Kin Center / The Laughing Gal Has Her Picture Took
Cal Stewart / Ethel C. Olson
1921
Edison Records
Edison Disc
Uncle Josh In A Cafeteria / Uncle Josh And The Honey Bees
Cal Stewart
1921
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Widow Dooley / The County Fair At Pun'kin Centre
Ada Jones - Billy Murray / Cal Stewart
1921
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh's Birthday
Cal Stewart
1920
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Put Up The Kitchen Stove / Uncle Josh And The Honey Bees
Cal Stewart And Ada Jones
1920
Edison Records
Edison Disc
Uncle Josh In A Cafeteria / Uncle Josh And The Sailor
Cal Stewart
1920
Columbia
Shellac, 10", AW
Uncle Josh Takes The Census / Uncle Josh At A Meeting Of The School House Directors
Cal Stewart (Uncle Josh)*
1920
Columbia
Shellac, 10", GW
Jim Lawson's Hogs / County Fair At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1920
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh's Birthday / Ragtime At Pun'kin Center
Cal Stewart
1920
Edison Records
Edison Disc
Train Time At Pun'kin Center / A Darkey's Oration On Woman
Cal Stewart / Golden & Marlowe
1920
Edison Records
Edison Disc
Train Time At Pun'kin Centre / Uncle Josh In The Cafeteria
Cal Stewart & Company / Cal Stewart
1920
Emerson Records (2)
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh At The Dentist's / Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Put Up The Kitchen Stove
Cal Stewart And Harry C. Browne / Cal Stewart And Ada Jones
1920
Columbia
Shellac, 10", HW
Uncle Josh & Aunt Nancy
Cal Stewart, Ada Jones
1920
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
The Opera House At Pun'kin Centre / Uncle Josh At The Dentist
Cal Stewart / Cal Stewart And Gilbert Girard
1920
Emerson Records (2)
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh And The Sailor
Cal Stewart
1920
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh At A Meeting Of The School House Directors / My Old Kentucky Home
Cal Stewart / Columbia Stellar Quartette
1920
Columbia
Shellac, 10", RE, RP, CW
Uncle Josh And The Fire Department / The Courtship Of Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy
Cal Stewart / Cal Stewart And Ada Jones
1920
Pick 'Em Up Silas, Lay 'Em Down Zeke / Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Putting Up The Kitchen Stove
Cal Stewart And American Quartet / Cal Stewart And Ada Jones
1920
Uncle Josh And The Honey Bees / Uncle Josh And The Soldier
Cal Stewart
1920
Ticklish Ruben / I Laughed At The Wrong Time
Cal Stewart
1920
Uncle Josh And The Honey Bees
Cal Stewart
1919
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
The Chautauqua At Pun'kin Centre / Uncle Josh Takes The Census
Cal Stewart
1919
Emerson Records (2)
Shellac, 10"
The Opera At Punkin' Center
Cal Stewart
1919
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy’s Courtship / Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Light Up The Kitchen Stove
Cal Stewart And Ada Jones
1919
Train Time At Pun'kin Centre / Uncle Josh And The Honey Bees
Uncle Josh (Cal Stewart)* And Premier American Quartet* / Uncle Josh (Cal Stewart)*
1919
The Opera At Pun'kin Center / Uncle Josh In A Cafeteria
Cal Stewart
1919
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Put Up The Kitchen Stove / Train Time At The Pun'kin Centre
Cal Stewart - Ada Jones / Cal Stewart
1919
Evening Time At Pumpkin Center / Christmas Time At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart, Ada Jones And Peerless Quartette
1919
When We Are Married / Uncle Josh's Courtship
Corinne Morgan and Frank C. Stanley / Cal Stewart
1918
Columbia
Shellac, 10", RP, GY
Uncle Josh At The Dentist's
Cal Stewart
1917
Silvertone
Shellac, 10", S/Sided
Uncle Josh At Delmonico's / Wedding Of Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Smith
Cal Stewart / Mr. And Mrs. Cal Stewart And Company
1917
Uncle Josh's Huskin Bee / War Talk At The Pun'kin Center
Cal Stewart And Co.* / Cal Stewart
1916
Edison Records
Edison Disc, RP
The County Fair At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1916
Silvertone
Shellac, 10", RE
I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough / Uncle Josh Joins The Grangers
Cal Stewart
1916
Uncle Josh At A Base Ball Game
Cal Stewart
1916
Ticklish Reuben
Cal Stewart
1916
Moving Pictures At Pun'kin Centre / Old Country Fiddler And The Book Agent
Cal Stewart / Charles Ross Taggart
1916
And Then I Laughed / Two Jolly Sailors
Cal Stewart / Porter And Harlan*
1916
Fourth Of July At Pun'kin Center / The Village Gossips
Cal Stewart
1915
Edison Records
Edison Disc
Uncle Josh Keeps House / Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop
Cal Stewart
1915
Uncle Josh At The Bug House / Uncle Josh And The Labor Union
Cal Stewart
1915
The Village Gossips / Uncle Josh Buys An Automobile
Cal Stewart - Byron G. Harlan / Cal Stewart
1915
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Smith On A Visit To New York / Uncle Josh At The Opera
Cal Stewart
1915
War Talk At Pun'kin Centre / Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop
Cal Stewart
1915
Moving Pictures At Pumpkin Center / War Talk At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1915
Moving Day At Punkin' Center
Cal Stewart
1914
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh On An Automobile / Uncle Josh And The Insurance Co.
Cal Stewart
1914
When The Sheep Are In The Fold, Jennie Dear / Uncle Josh Gets A Letter From Home
Standard Male Quartette* / Cal Stewart
1914
Three Little Owls & Old But Awfully Tough
Cal Stewart
1913
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min, RE
Uncle Josh Keeps House
Cal Stewart
1913
Lakeside (4)
Cyl, 4min, RE
The Revival Meeting At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1913
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min, RE
The Show Troupe At Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1913
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min, RE
Down Among The Sugar Cane / A Possum Supper At The Darktown Church
Collins And Harlan / Cal Stewart And Company*
1913
Uncle Josh In A Photograph Gallery
Stewart*
1913
Laughs You Have Met / Ticklish Reuben
Evans*, Moule*, Augarde*, Farkóa* And Shepard* / Cal Stewart
1913
Uncle Josh At A Meeting of The School House Directors / My Old Kentucky Home
Cal Stewart / Columbia Quartette
1913
Uncle Josh Keeps House
Cal Stewart
1913
Town Topics Of Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
1912
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh's Trip To Boston
Cal Stewart
1912
Lakeside Disc Record
Shellac, 10", S/Sided
Down Where The Sweet Potatoes Grow / Uncle Josh's Troubles In A Hotel
Collins And Harlan / Cal Stewart
1912
Columbia
Shellac, 10", RP
The Village Gossips
Cal Stewart & Steve Porter (2)
1912
Edison Blue Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh Buys An Automobile
Cal Stewart
1912
A Small Boy And His Mother At The Circus / Uncle Josh At The Dentist's
Mrs. Hardin Burnley / Cal Stewart
1912
Jim Lawson's Hogs / The Mocking Bird Medley
Cal Stewart / Vocal Trio*
1912
Yankee Land / Uncle Josh And The Fire Department
Vess L. Ossman / Cal Stewart
1911
Victor
Shellac, 10", RP
Uncle Josh In A Chinese Laundry / Uncle Josh On A Bicycle
Cal Stewart
1911
Uncle Josh And The Fire Department / Uncle Josh At The Roller Skating Rink
Cal Stewart
1911
Uncle Josh's Rheumatism
Cal Stewart
1910
Edison Amberol Record
Cyl, 4min
Uncle Josh At The Photographers / Uncle Josh's Second Visit To New York
Cal Stewart
1910
Sonora (25), Sonora (25)
Shellac, 10", Ver
Uncle Josh And The Lightning Rod Agent / Down In Jungle Town
Cal Stewart / Collins And Harlan
1910
Farmyard Medley / Uncle Josh And The Photographer
American Quartet / Cal Stewart
1910
Uncle Josh's Second Visit To The Metropolis / Uncle Josh In A Department Store
Cal Stewart
1910
Uncle Josh In A Roller Skating Rink
Cal Stewart
1909
Edison Standard Record
Cyl, 2min
Jim Lawson's Horse Trade
Cal Stewart
1909
Edison Standard Record
Cyl, 2min
Uncle Josh's New Year's Pledge
Cal Stewart
1909
Edison Standard Record
Cyl, 2min
Uncle Josh In A Roller Skating Rink
Cal Stewart
1909
Oxford Disc Record
Shellac, 10", S/Sided, RE
Uncle Josh's Barn Dance / Uncle Josh And The Billiken
Cal Stewart And The Peerless Quartette* / Cal Stewart
1909
D&R Record
Shellac, 10"
Uncle Josh And The Billiken / The Hot Tamale Man
Cal Stewart / Arthur Collins
1909
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Moving Day At Pun'kin Centre
Cal Stewart
1909
Victor
Shellac, 10", S/Sided
Uncle Josh's Letter From Home
Cal Stewart
1909
Edison Standard Record
Cyl, 2min
Uncle Josh At The Opera
Cal Stewart
1909
Edison Standard Record
Cyl, 2min
Uncle Josh And The Photographer
Cal Stewart
1909
Victor
Shellac, 10", S/Sided