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 - 2017

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 1002 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist, tenor vocal
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 1002 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dalhart, Vernon," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

Dalhart, Vernon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109089.

"Dalhart, Vernon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 November 2024.