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1919 In Country Music
Events 1900 * April 23 – The word ''hillbillie'' is printed for the first time in the ''New York Journal''. No dates * Several train crashes, all occurring between 1890 and 1903, occur throughout the country, inspiring several early country music recordings. These include the wreck of the C&O in 1890 ("Engine 143" by the Carter Family), train 382 near Vaughn, Mississippi (which inspired "Casey Jones") and train 97 near Danville, Virginia (bearing "Wreck of the Old 97"). The resulting themes are tales of tragedy, bravery and triumph. * "Rube" comedy and long country dialect tales, such as the "Uncle Josh" series of songs from Cal Stewart, become popular in the first decade of the 1900s and first part of the 1910s. Notable recordings of the pre-1920s era 1917 * "Till the Clouds Roll By" – Vernon Dalhart 1919 * "Till We Meet Again (1918 song), Till We Meet Again" – Vernon Dalhart and Gladys Rice 1912 * "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" – Bob Roberts (singer), Bob Roberts Births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Stewart
Cal Stewart (b. 1856 Charlotte County, Virginia, d. December 7, 1919) was an American comedian and humorist who pioneered 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 " Pumpkin Center" or " Punkin Center", leading to a number of small towns across the U.S. adopting those names. 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 thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |