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 651-675 of 1002 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E16073-E16074	10-in.	6/29/1925	After the ball	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E18279-E18281	10-in.	3/9/1926	Floyd Collins’ waltz	Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, harmonica, leader
Brunswick	E18282-E18283	10-in.	3/9/1926	Better get out of my way	Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica, leader
Brunswick	E18284-E18285	10-in.	3/9/1926	Guy Massey’s farewell	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E18286-E18288	10-in.	3/9/1926	The governor’s pardon	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E19618-E19620	10-in.	6/19/1926	The old fiddler’s song	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and lute	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E19621-E19623	10-in.	6/19/1926	Lay my head beneath a rose	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and lute	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E20445-E20446	10-in.	10/19/1926	We will meet at the end of the trail	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E20447-E20448	10-in.	10/19/1926	Long ago	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E20836-E20837	10-in.	11/29/1926	Long ago	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E21503-E21505	10-in.	2/15/1927	The wreck of the Royal Palm	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E21506-E21508	10-in.	2/15/1927	The wreck of the Number Nine	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E21509-E21510	10-in.	2/15/1927	The three drowned sisters	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E21511-E21512	10-in.	2/15/1927	Billy the Kid	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E22083-E22084	10-in.	3/23/1927	The gypsy’s warning	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22085-E22086	10-in.	3/23/1927	The gypsy’s warning	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E22087-E22088	10-in.	3/23/1927	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E22089-E22091	10-in.	3/24/1927	Molly darling	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Brunswick	E22227-E22228	10-in.	4/2/1927	The return of Mary Vickery	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22229-E22230	10-in.	4/2/1927	The miner’s doom	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22231-E22232	10-in.	4/2/1927	A home on the range	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22233-E22234	10-in.	4/2/1927	The dying cowboy	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22235-E22236	10-in.	4/2/1927	Lay down dogies (Cowboy’s midnight song)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22237-E22238	10-in.	4/4/1927	Goin’ home (Cowboy song)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22239-E22240	10-in.	4/4/1927	Till we meet again	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 651-675 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.