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 876-900 of 964 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	10893	10-in.	3/25/1926	Lightning Express (Please, Mr. Conductor)	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10894	10-in.	3/25/1926	The governer's pardon	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10957	10-in.	5/4/1926	The jealous lover of Lone Green Valley	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	10958	10-in.	5/4/1926	The drunkard's lone child	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11122	10-in.	7/26/1926	Just a melody	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11123	10-in.	7/26/1926	When you're far away	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11179	10-in.	9/7/1926	An old fashioned picture	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11180	10-in.	9/7/1926	There's a new star in heaven to-night (Rudolph Valentino)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11230	10-in.	10/1/1926	The Miami storm	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11231	10-in.	10/1/1926	Billy Richardson's last ride	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11312	10-in.	11/17/1926	The dying girl's message	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11313	10-in.	11/17/1926	If I could hear my mother pray again	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11314	10-in.	11/17/1926	Don't let the deal go down	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11370	10-in.	12/14/1926	I'm the man that rode the mule around the world	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11371	10-in.	12/14/1926	Can I sleep in your barn to-night, mister?	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11506	10-in.	2/7/1927	Bury me not on the lone prairie	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11507	10-in.	2/7/1927	Kennie Wagner's surrender	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11573	10-in.	3/15/1927	Pretty little dear	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11574	10-in.	3/15/1927	Get away, old man, get away	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11678	10-in.	5/3/1927	The crepe on the old cabin door	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11679	10-in.	5/3/1927	My horses ain't hungry	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, jew's harp, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11715	10-in.	5/27/1927	Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11716	10-in.	5/27/1927	Lucky Lindy	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11835	10-in.	8/3/1927	The wreck of Number Nine	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo and whistling, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp, vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	11836	10-in.	8/3/1927	The Mississippi flood	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 876-900 of 964 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.