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 851-875 of 1002 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 10572 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | The wreck of the 1256 | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10573 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | The wreck of the Shenandoah | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10585 | 10-in. | 9/22/1925 | Jesse James | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10586 | 10-in. | 9/22/1925 | The ship that never returned | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10631 | 10-in. | 10/13/1925 | Stone Mountain memorial | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10632 | 10-in. | 10/13/1925 | Dreams of the Southland | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10654 | 10-in. | 10/27/1925 | The convict and the rose | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10655 | 10-in. | 10/27/1925 | Mother's grave | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10667 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | The dream of the miner's child | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10668 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | The letter edged in black | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10673 | 10-in. | 11/10/1925 | Miami | Vernon Dalhart ; Florida Four | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10689 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | Zeb Turney's gal | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10690 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | Sydney Allen | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Edison | 10718 | 10-in. | 12/10/1925 | My little home in Tennessee | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10719 | 10-in. | 12/10/1925 | The unknown solider's grave | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10720 | 10-in. | 12/10/1925 | Behind these gray walls | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Edison | 10721 | 10-in. | 12/10/1925 | Naomi Wise | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Edison | 10725 | 10-in. | 12/16/1925 | The prisoner's song | Vernon Dalhart ; Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10726 | 10-in. | 12/16/1925 | I'll take you home again, Kathleen | Vernon Dalhart ; Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10800 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | The engineer's child | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Edison | 10801 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | Frank Dupre | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10802 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | Thomas E. Watson | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10803 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | The freight wreck at Altoona | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Edison | 10857 | 10-in. | 3/1/1926 | Better get out of my way | Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers ; Murray Kellner | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp | |
Edison | 10858 | 10-in. | 3/1/1926 | Floyd Collins waltz | Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | leader, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 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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