1902 ANNOUNCED Laughing Record VICTOR MONARCH 1637 TICKLISH REUBEN Cal Stewart
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A series of great  PERSONALITY Records from Movies, Vaudeville, Minstrel and Humor  on 78 rpm Victrola Records

 

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comedy sketch by Cal Stewart (Uncle Josh) ANNOUNCED on PRE MATRIX VICTOR MONARCH
"Ticklish Reuben" is a folk song written by Cal Stewart in 1900. Released on the Victor Label, the song is a prime example of the "laughing song" genre. Initially, the tune starts off normally, then descends into jolly, rhythmic laughing

Ticklish Reuben (Primary title) 

Cal Stewart (lyricist) 
Cal Stewart (composer) 

Cal Stewart (vocalist) 
Description: Male vocal solo, with piano

9/22/1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Victor 1637

Announced orig issue PRE MATRIX VICTOR MONARCH
10" 78 rpm record

Condition:

VERY GOOD PLUS some greying esp at start, scuffs, tiny tight hariline crack first 5mm does not sound, LOUD recording, plays VG++ quiet some hiss

Oh,
My name is Ticklish Reuben
From way down in old Vermont
And ev'rything seems ticklish to me

I've been tickled by a feather
I've been tickled by a wasp
I've been tickled by a yellow bumblebee

I have always got a tickled sort of way about my clothes
It doesn't really matter where I be
I am tickled in the morning and I'm tickled in the night
Something's always sure to tickle me

hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah
hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah

(repeat x12)

Once I put some pepper into Dad's snuffbox
And the way he acted was a sight to see
Well he coughed and he sneezed till I thought he'd have a fit
And then he took me out to tickle me

I was always getting tickled by someone about the house
So why they take to ticklin' I could never see
And the apple-butter paddle it is all in splinters now
Daddy wore it out a-ticklin' me

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 ôUncle JoshÆs Arrival in New Yorkö (1898), ôIÆm Old But IÆm Awfully Tough (Laughing Song)ö (1898), ôJim LawsonÆs Horse Trade With Deacon Witherspoonö (1901), ôUncle JoshÆs HuskinÆ Bee Danceö (1901) and ôUncle Josh on an Automobileö (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.

 


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