I have a couple of Cal Stewart's "Uncle Josh" 78's. Rather interesting recordings. I don't really undersatnd what he is saying, but they are rather, interesting to listen too.
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Re: Cal Stewart
It does take a little effort to understand Cal's "Uncle Josh" dialect, but
once you've gotten used to it, it's not too hard to follow. I've been an
Uncle Josh fan for over 45 years, now [introduced to him on Edison when I
was 13 years old]. He is buried in Tipton, Indiana.
One tip on understanding these records---reproduce them on the kind of
machine they were made for [not a modern-era stereo] and try listening from
an adjacent room. Sometimes, this makes them clearer. I have often had to
experiment with that.
once you've gotten used to it, it's not too hard to follow. I've been an
Uncle Josh fan for over 45 years, now [introduced to him on Edison when I
was 13 years old]. He is buried in Tipton, Indiana.
One tip on understanding these records---reproduce them on the kind of
machine they were made for [not a modern-era stereo] and try listening from
an adjacent room. Sometimes, this makes them clearer. I have often had to
experiment with that.
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Re: Cal Stewart
Thanks!
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Re: Cal Stewart
I actually re-enact Uncle Josh recordings, If you listen to Voice of America History of Sound recording on North American Phonograph Co Myspace myspace.com/thenorthamericanphonographcompany you will ear my UJ voice.
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And very well, too!edisonphonoworks wrote:I actually re-enact Uncle Josh recordings...
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That's cool. I'll have to check that out.
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Re: Cal Stewart
Thanks. The spooky thing is that Cal Stewart died on December 7th, 1918 and December 7th is my birthday!
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If you're ready for another spooky thing, I found out that I was born the very day that Al Bernard died---March 9, 1949. Bob Ault
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Re: Cal Stewart
Uncle Josh's "Punkin Centre Stories" is readily available on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1905-Weathersby-PUN ... 0361596645
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