From 1919, one of Stewart's last scheduled performances.

Cal Stewart to appear, c. 1915.

Randy McNutt's most recent book about Cal Stewart 

is available through Amazon.com for $15. Uncle Josh 

and the Hoosiers: Country Music's Pioneer, is an 

8.5-x-11-inch book with 64 pages and 62

illustrations. The essay text explores Stewart's 

role in the development of early country music.

His original material included "I Laughed at

the Wrong Time," "I'm Old But I'm Awfully

Tough," and "Three Little Mice." His numerous 

monologues were precursors of work of country 

music's comedians of the mid-1900s. Now an

inductee of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in

New York, Stewart is recognized as one of 

America's most popular rural comedians 

of the late 1800s and early 1900s.