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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 376-400 of 964 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W147116 10-in. 10/9/1928 Santa Claus, that's me! Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and drums vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147117 10-in. 10/9/1928 Hooray for St. Nick Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and drums vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147134 10-in. 10/23/1928 Watching the trains come in Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147135 10-in. 10/23/1928 Wanderin' Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia 147455 10-in. 11/13/1928 'Leven cent cotton Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147456 10-in. 11/13/1928 My Tennessee mountain home Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147457 10-in. 11/13/1928 Sweet little old lady Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147467 10-in. 11/16/1928 Hillbilly love song Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147468 10-in. 11/16/1928 Sippin' cider Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147708 10-in. 12/17/1928 A gay caballero Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147709 10-in. 12/17/1928 The mule song Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp  
Columbia 147714 10-in. 12/18/1928 Summertime in old Kentucky Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147715 10-in. 12/18/1928 Fiddler Joe Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147789 10-in. 1/16/1929 Wreck of the N & W Cannon Ball Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147790 10-in. 1/16/1929 Low bridge everybody down (Or fifteen years on the Erie Canal) Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with banjo, piano, and jew's harp instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147791 10-in. 1/16/1929 Sippin' cider Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147792 10-in. 1/16/1929 The mule song Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147865 10-in. 1/21/1929 Wreck of the N & W Cannon Ball Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147868 10-in. 1/21/1929 Low bridge, everybody down Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147873 10-in. 1/22/1929 The letter edged in black Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147874 10-in. 1/22/1929 I wish I was a single girl again Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp  
Columbia 147875 10-in. 1/22/1929 The cowboy's lament Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia 147878 10-in. 1/23/1929 Can I sleep in your barn tonight, Mister Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia 147879 10-in. 1/23/1929 When the work's all done next fall Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147880 10-in. 1/23/1929 In the baggage coach ahead Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 376-400 of 964 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089

External Sources

Wikipedia: Vernon Dalhart

Discogs: Vernon Dalhart

Allmusic: Vernon Dalhart

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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: Vernon Dalhart - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bcbbc073-dc37-43c1-8eb8-9ee2c40a0620

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/286953

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