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 - 1939

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 276-300 of 964 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W142617	10-in.	9/14/1926	Billy Richardson's last ride	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W142683	10-in.	9/23/1926	The Miami storm	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W142684	10-in.	9/23/1926	An old fashioned picture	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W142866	10-in.	10/23/1926	The crepe on the little cabin door	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W142867	10-in.	10/23/1926	We will meet at the end of the trail	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W142895	10-in.	11/1/1926	I'd like to be in Texas when they round up in the spring	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W142896	10-in.	11/1/1926	Pearl Bryan	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W142922	10-in.	11/8/1926	The fate of Kinnie Wagner	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W142923	10-in.	11/8/1926	We sat beneath the maple on the hill	Al Craver ; Charlie Wells	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W143308	10-in.	1/14/1927	The wreck of Number Nine	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143309	10-in.	1/14/1927	The wreck of the Royal Palm Express	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143310	10-in.	1/14/1927	The sad lover	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143384	10-in.	2/3/1927	The three drowned sisters	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143385	10-in.	2/3/1927	Barbara Allen	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143386	10-in.	2/3/1927	I know there is somebody waiting (In the house at the end of the lane)	Vernon Dalhart ; Charlie Wells	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	143389	10-in.	2/3/1927	Muddy water	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	143390	10-in.	2/3/1927	Long ago	Mack Allen ; Murray Kellner ; Carson Robison	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	143391	10-in.	2/3/1927	Song of the wanderer	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W143554	10-in.	3/1/1927	Billy the Kid	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143555	10-in.	3/1/1927	The wreck of C. & O. Number 5	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, harmonica, and whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143556	10-in.	3/1/1927	Death's shadow song	Vernon Dalhart ; Charlie Wells	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W143557	10-in.	3/1/1927	My Blue Ridge Mountain home	Vernon Dalhart ; Charlie Wells	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W143700	10-in.	3/22/1927	Get away, old man, get away	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), piano, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W143701	10-in.	3/22/1927	Oh bury me not on the lone prairie	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, piano, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	143715	10-in.	3/28/1927	Can't yo' heah me callin', Caroline?	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 276-300 of 964 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.