Vernon Dalhart

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 426-450 of 1002 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	148840	10-in.	7/23/1929	Going down to New Orleans	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	148841	10-in.	7/23/1929	My Kentucky mountain girl	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]148881	10-in.	8/15/1929	Farm relief song	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	[W]148882	10-in.	8/15/1929	The crow song	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]148890	10-in.	8/19/1929	In the town where I was born	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]148891	10-in.	8/19/1929	Hello Bill Brown	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W148913	10-in.	8/22/1929	Farm relief song	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W148914	10-in.	8/22/1929	The crow song: Caw-caw-caw	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]148946	10-in.	8/29/1929	Johnny Long, the engineer	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp
Columbia	[W]148947	10-in.	8/29/1929	Swinging in the lane	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149034	10-in.	9/23/1929	In the hills of Tennessee	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	[W]149035	10-in.	9/23/1929	Blue Ridge sweetheart	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	[W]149036	10-in.	9/23/1929	Roll dem cotton bales	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	[W]149037	10-in.	9/23/1929	Mobile-Alabam'	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	[W]149166	10-in.	10/22/1929	I'll get along somehow	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp
Columbia	[W]149167	10-in.	10/22/1929	Out in the Great North West	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	[W]149171	10-in.	10/23/1929	Home in the mountains	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149172	10-in.	10/23/1929	The golden West	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149177	10-in.	10/24/1929	Home in the mountains	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149178	10-in.	10/24/1929	Blue Ridge sweetheart	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149425	10-in.	11/14/1929	A tale of a ticker	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149426	10-in.	11/14/1929	The return of the gay caballero	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149450	10-in.	11/21/1929	At Father Powers' grave	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with cornet and organ (takes 1, 2, and 4); with fiddle (violin), cornet, and guitar (take 3)	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149474	10-in.	11/7/1929	Barnacle Bill the sailor no. 2	Mack Allen ; Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]149475	10-in.	11/7/1929	The whistle song	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp

(Results 426-450 of 1002 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.