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 851-875 of 964 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	10572	10-in.	9/15/1925	The wreck of the 1256	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10573	10-in.	9/15/1925	The wreck of the Shenandoah	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10585	10-in.	9/22/1925	Jesse James	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10586	10-in.	9/22/1925	The ship that never returned	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10631	10-in.	10/13/1925	Stone Mountain memorial	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10632	10-in.	10/13/1925	Dreams of the Southland	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10654	10-in.	10/27/1925	The convict and the rose	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10655	10-in.	10/27/1925	Mother's grave	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10667	10-in.	11/6/1925	The dream of the miner's child	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10668	10-in.	11/6/1925	The letter edged in black	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10673	10-in.	11/10/1925	Miami	Vernon Dalhart ; Florida Four	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10689	10-in.	11/23/1925	Zeb Turney's gal	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10690	10-in.	11/23/1925	Sydney Allen	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10718	10-in.	12/10/1925	My little home in Tennessee	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10719	10-in.	12/10/1925	The unknown solider's grave	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10720	10-in.	12/10/1925	Behind these gray walls	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10721	10-in.	12/10/1925	Naomi Wise	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10725	10-in.	12/16/1925	The prisoner's song	Vernon Dalhart ; Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10726	10-in.	12/16/1925	I'll take you home again, Kathleen	Vernon Dalhart ; Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10800	10-in.	1/28/1926	The engineer's child	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10801	10-in.	1/28/1926	Frank Dupre	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10802	10-in.	1/28/1926	Thomas E. Watson	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10803	10-in.	1/28/1926	The freight wreck at Altoona	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
Edison	10857	10-in.	3/1/1926	Better get out of my way	Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers ; Murray Kellner	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp
Edison	10858	10-in.	3/1/1926	Floyd Collins waltz	Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica

(Results 851-875 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.