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 151-175 of 1002 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-51937 | 10-in. | 4/29/1929 | I long to see the one I left behind | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-51938 | 10-in. | 4/29/1929 | Many years ago | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56749 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | The farm relief song | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56750 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | The crow song | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56751 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | Whippoorwill | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56752 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | Blue Ridge sweetheart | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57545 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | Eleven months and ten days more | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57546 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | I'll get along somehow | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57547 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | At Father Powers's grave | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with cornet and organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57548 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | Be careful what you say | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58396 | 10-in. | 1/20/1930 | Calamity Jane | Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | speaker, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58397 | 10-in. | 1/20/1930 | Hallelujah, there's a rainbow in the sky | Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58398 | 10-in. | 1/20/1930 | There'll be one more fool in paradise tonight | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica | |
Victor | BVE-58399 | 10-in. | 1/20/1930 | Out in the great Northwest | Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-[Unnumbered 1925-06-25-01] | 10-in. | 6/25/1925 | Strummin' my blues away | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-[Unnumbered 1926-06-17-01] | 10-in. | 6/17/1926 | Just a melody | Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-[Unnumbered 1926-10-20-01] | 10-in. | 10/20/1926 | I'd like to be in Texas when they round up in the spring | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-028134 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers? | Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-036628 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | You'll never take away my dreams | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BS-036629 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | (Don't forget me) Dear little darling | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-036630 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | Lavender cowboy | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
Victor | BS-036631 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | Johnnie darlin' | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-036632 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | Don't cry, little sweetheart, don't cry | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-036633 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | My Mary Jane | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1918-07-25-05] | Not documented | 7/25/1918 | Rock a bye your baby | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed October 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 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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