Vernon Dalhart
Marion Try Slaughter (April 6, 1883 – September 14, 1948), better known by his stage name Vernon Dalhart, was an American country music singer and songwriter. His recording of the classic ballad "Wreck of the Old 97" was the first country song reputed to have sold one million copies, although sales figures for pre-World War Two recordings are difficult to verify. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1883 (Jefferson), Died September 14, 1948 (Bridgeport)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 2017
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, harmonica, jew's harp, whistling, leader, kazoo, songwriter, Vocal group, vocalist, composer, speaker, guitar, violin
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 1002 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W141018 | 10-in. | 9/19/1925 | Little birdie | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141019 | 10-in. | 9/19/1925 | When I'm with you | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141099 | 10-in. | 10/9/1925 | Sinking of the submarine S-51 | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Columbia | W141149 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | The fatal wedding | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141150 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | The dying girl's message | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141151 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | The convict and the rose | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141152 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | The dream of the miner's child | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141239 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | The letter edged in black | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141240 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | Zeb Turney's gal | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 141278 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | Let me call you sweetheart | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 141279 | 10-in. | 11/18/1925 | Meet me to-night in Dreamland | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141311 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | Sentenced to life behind these gray walls | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141312 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | My little home in Tennessee | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141313 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | Naomi Wise | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141314 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | Thomas E. Watson | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141363 | 10-in. | 12/8/1925 | The unknown soldier's grave | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141364 | 10-in. | 12/8/1925 | Mollie darling | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141365 | 10-in. | 12/8/1925 | I'll be with you when the roses bloom again | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141454 | 10-in. | 1/4/1926 | The prisoner's song | Vernon Dalhart ; Ross Gorman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141495 | 10-in. | 1/15/1926 | The engineer's dying child | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141496 | 10-in. | 1/15/1926 | The freight wreck at Altoona | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, harmonica, and jew's harp | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141497 | 10-in. | 1/15/1926 | Down on the farm | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141498 | 10-in. | 1/15/1926 | My mother's old red shawl | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141636 | 10-in. | 2/16/1926 | Better get out of my way | Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and whistling | instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, whistling, harmonica, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W141637 | 10-in. | 2/16/1926 | The death of Floyd Collins | Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and whistling | vocalist, whistling, instrumentalist, harmonica, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Dalhart, Vernon, 1883-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91007920
Wikidata: Vernon Dalhart - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q704781
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19864964
MusicBrainz: Vernon Dalhart - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bcbbc073-dc37-43c1-8eb8-9ee2c40a0620
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