Ralph Benedict

Little is known about Ralph Benedict, except that he hosted Ralph Benedict's Bayou Music Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1898. It is speculated that Mr. Benedict has personal connections with Peter Walter I.

Uncle Ralphie
Considering that Steamboat Shenanigans mentions rivers, steamboats, and sarsaparilla, it is possible that the song takes place on the Louisianan bayous. The events of the song could be inspired by the events of Ralph Benedict's Bayou Music Festival, meaning it is possible that there is a link between the tuba-bound "Uncle Ralphie" mentioned towards the end of the song, and Mr. Ralph Benedict of the Bayou Music Festival.