Victor matrix B-564. I'm old but I'm awfully tough / Cal Stewart

TitleSource
I'm old but I'm awfully tough (Primary title)Disc label
Laughing song (Title descriptor)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Cal Stewart (composer)
Cal Stewart (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
Cal Stewart (vocalist)
Ted Levy (conductor)Takes 6 & 7.
Rosario Bourdon (conductor)Takes 8-10.
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra (except take 1)
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
There is contradictory evidence over whether take 5 or take 6, or both, were issued.
Moran notes: Take 3—"I came for to ride in ..."; take 9—"I came to ride on ...." It is not known if the take 3 observation applies to take 3 or take 3[a].
Also recorded as [PM-]659 and [PM-]3095.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/20/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Master Victor 659 10-in. Self-announced; with piano.
10/20/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Unknown
3/12/1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Master Victor 659 10-in.
3/12/1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Master Victor 659 10-in.
3/12/1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Master Victor 16403 10-in. New master created by dubbing on May 7, 1914.
3/12/1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Destroy Reserved for Canada
1/20/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 3[a] Master
1/20/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 4[a] Destroy
1/20/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 5 Master Victor 16403 10-in. "Camden"

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6/14/1915 Camden, New Jersey 6 Master/hold
6/14/1915 Camden, New Jersey 7 Destroy
9/12/1919 Camden, New Jersey 8 Destroy
9/12/1919 Camden, New Jersey 9 Master Victor 16403 10-in.

I'm old but I'm awfully tough / Cal Stewart

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I'm old but I'm awfully tough / Cal Stewart - Victor 16403 - Take 9 - 9/12/1919
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9/12/1919 Camden, New Jersey 10 Destroy

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-564. I'm old but I'm awfully tough / Cal Stewart," accessed December 21, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001040/B-564-Im_old_but_Im_awfully_tough.

Victor matrix B-564. I'm old but I'm awfully tough / Cal Stewart. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 21, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001040/B-564-Im_old_but_Im_awfully_tough.

"Victor matrix B-564. I'm old but I'm awfully tough / Cal Stewart." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 21 December 2025.

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