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 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, harmonica, jew's harp, whistling, leader, kazoo, songwriter, Vocal group, vocalist, composer, speaker, guitar, violin

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
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

(Results 1-25 of 966 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed September 28, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 28 September 2023.