page_title: Vernon Dalhart
hierarchical_section_title: Vernon Dalhart
caption_attribution_description: American singer and songwriter Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948)
context_page_description: Marion Try Slaughter, 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 to sell one million copies.
context_section_description: 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 to sell one million copies.
caption: Dalhart in 1917
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