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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 401-425 of 964 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 148102 10-in. 3/19/1929 Roll on, river Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148103 10-in. 3/19/1929 We never speak as we pass by Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148117 10-in. 3/21/1929 The Yazoo train on the Arkansas line Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia 148118 10-in. 3/21/1929 Little red caboose Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148119 10-in. 3/21/1929 The Alabama flood Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia W148143 10-in. 3/27/1929 The Alabama flood Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148144 10-in. 3/27/1929 Roll on, river Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148443 10-in. 4/16/1929 Ain't gonna grieve my mind any more Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148444 10-in. 4/16/1929 King of Borneo Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148448 10-in. 4/18/1929 Custer's last fight Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia 148449 10-in. 4/18/1929 Buffalo Bill Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia W148478 10-in. 5/9/1929 Ain't gonna grieve my mind Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148488 10-in. 5/9/1929 Poor old mare Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, banjo, jew's harp, and whistling instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148636 10-in. 5/28/1929 Sing fa-da riddle, sing dey Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148637 10-in. 5/28/1929 Razors in de air Mack Allen Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148645 10-in. 5/29/1929 Dixie way Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148646 10-in. 5/29/1929 I'm just going down to the gate, dear Ma Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148660 10-in. 6/6/1929 Razor's in de air Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148661 10-in. 6/6/1929 Dixie way Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148764 10-in. 7/1/1929 What does the deep sea say Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148765 10-in. 7/1/1929 If I could see Mother to-night Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 148769 10-in. 7/2/1929 Who is that a-comin' down the mountain? Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp  
Columbia 148770 10-in. 7/2/1929 Gimme good old sorghum any old time Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia W148836 10-in. 7/22/1929 The old Kitty Kate (On the Mississippi Line) Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148837 10-in. 7/22/1929 Going down to New Orleans Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 401-425 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

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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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