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 326-350 of 964 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	145557	10-in.	1/20/1928	My Blue Ridge Mountain home	Mack Allen ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	145558	10-in.	1/20/1928	My Blue Ridge Mountain queen	Mack Allen ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145581	10-in.	1/25/1928	That good old country town	Al Craver ; Charlie Wells	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145582	10-in.	1/25/1928	Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W145788	10-in.	3/21/1928	Song of the failure	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145789	10-in.	3/21/1928	In the hills of old Kentucky	Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood ; Carson Robison	Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	145897	10-in.	4/3/1928	Song of the failure	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	145898	10-in.	4/3/1928	The miner's prayer	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W145963	10-in.	4/5/1928	The hanging of the fox	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145964	10-in.	4/5/1928	Drifting down the trail of dreams	Al Craver ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145965	10-in.	4/5/1928	Bring me a leaf from the sea	Al Craver ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145966	10-in.	4/5/1928	Six feet of earth	Al Craver ; Charlie Wells	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W146382	10-in.	6/2/1928	Climbing up de golden stairs	Vernon Dalhart	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	W146383	10-in.	6/2/1928	Steamboat keep rockin'	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	146384	10-in.	6/4/1928	The song of the shut-in	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	146385	10-in.	6/4/1928	Since Mother's gone	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Columbia	146421	10-in.	6/11/1928	The old gray mare	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	146422	10-in.	6/11/1928	The little brown jug	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W146423	10-in.	6/11/1928	My Blue Ridge Mountain home	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W146424	10-in.	6/11/1928	Oh dem golden slippers	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	146586	10-in.	6/27/1928	A choir boy sings all alone to-night	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	146587	10-in.	6/27/1928	Floral wreaths	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	146595	10-in.	6/28/1928	My Blue Ridge Mountain home	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	146596	10-in.	6/28/1928	Them golden slippers	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	146752	10-in.	7/20/1928	The faded knot of blue	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 326-350 of 964 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.