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 401-425 of 1002 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, jew's harp
Columbia	148637	10-in.	5/28/1929	Razors in de air	Mack Allen	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica
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 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.