
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. He recorded the first country song to sell one million copies. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born 1883 (Jefferson), Died 1948 (Bridgeport)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, harmonica, jew's harp, whistling, leader, songwriter, Vocal group, vocalist, composer, speaker, guitar, kazoo, violin
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 966 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-22407 | 10-in. | 11/6/1918 | Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22490 | 10-in. | 12/30/1918 | I'm waiting for you, 'Liza Jane | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22573 | 10-in. | 2/7/1919 | Dreams | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22574 | 10-in. | 2/7/1919 | Persian moon | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23052 | 10-in. | 7/8/1919 | Bye-lo | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23053 | 10-in. | 7/8/1919 | I've lived, I've loved, I'm satisfied (What more is there to say) | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23103 | 10-in. | 8/1/1919 | Girl of mine | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-23104 | 10-in. | 8/1/1919 | Sand dunes | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25320 | 10-in. | 5/26/1921 | Emaline | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25531 | 10-in. | 8/24/1921 | Sleepin' pretty pretty | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with bassoon and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-25532 | 10-in. | 8/24/1921 | Tuck me to sleep (In my old 'Tucky home) | Criterion Trio ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-26130 | 10-in. | 2/23/1922 | Don't leave me, Mammy | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-28550 | 10-in. | 9/11/1923 | Stavin' Change | Vernon Dalhart ; Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-28561 | 10-in. | 9/14/1923 | Tell all the folks in Kentucky (I'm coming home) | Charles Dornberger Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-28646 | 10-in. | 10/9/1923 | Mammy's little silver lining | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-28903 | 10-in. | 11/1/1923 | I never had a Mammy | The Manhattan Merrymakers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29952 | 10-in. | 4/30/1924 | Bringin' home the bacon | Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30415 | 10-in. | 6/25/1924 | Boll weevil blues | Vernon Dalhart ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with kazoos and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30620 | 10-in. | 7/25/1924 | Hey! hey! and hee! hee! (I'm Charleston crazy) | International Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30624 | 10-in. | 8/8/1924 | Go 'long mule | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30626 | 10-in. | 8/8/1924 | Boll weevil blues | Vernon Dalhart ; International Novelty Orchestra ; Ed Smalle | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-30632 | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | Wreck of the Old 97 | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with guitar, violin, and train whistle | instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30632 | 10-in. | 8/13/1924 | Wreck of the Old 97 | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30633 | 10-in. | 8/13/1924 | The prisoner's song | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with viola and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-30633 | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | The prisoner's song | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
Dalhart, Vernon. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.
"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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: Guy Massey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/289211e2-7166-4846-9469-be1a60cd5fbc
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