Vernon Dalhart - Wreck Of The Old '97 (1924). video free download
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Duration: 03:21
Uploaded: 2012/12/10
Recorded 1924...Born Marion Try Slaughter in Jefferson TEXAS (1883 - 1948)..."The First Star of Country Music"...Famous for selling SEVEN MILLION copies of this Recording (A HUGE Number for the 1920's)....Recorded Over 1000 Sides under at least 100 names...Many Of The Masters were released under a dozen or more Labels....Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame 1970......Country Music Hall of Fame 1981 (The Country Music Foundation Called Dalhart a One Man Recording Industry).....Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1997
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8 years ago
Ada In Norway
I normally not like country music,but Imlike heR Vernon Dalhart sing it. He is the best country singer ever8 years ago
Ada In Norway
8 years ago
Brother Dave
My hometown Danville Virginia. 9 years ago
carlwdixon
Although his version of this song is one of the best remembered early versions, it was actually "The Prisoner's Song" on the other side that accounted for the big sales numbers (12 weeks at number 1, 32 weeks on the charts, if I remember correctly).9 years ago
18Pumpguy
I bought 4 boxes of old 78's this week. One of the first ones I cleaned up and played was by Mr Dalhart - not this record, but another excellent very early country record. That lead me to Mr. Dalhart's back story on Google and YouTube. What a great story, and what a great artist.9 years ago
jimothyshorts
The birth of punk rock.9 years ago
Ted Oxholm
what instruments are being played on this? Harmonica? Accordion? Guitar? Piano?9 years ago
diego garcia
We're a band from southern Brazil. You can check out our rendering of the classic Wreck Of Old '97 - Casco. Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed playing it.9 years ago
Andrew Jackson
Country music generally has eight themes: one, love; Second, the lovelorn; Third, cowboy humor; four, fun; five rural lifestyle; proud six regions; seven families; eight, God and country.10 years ago
Michael Watkins
This recording could be a little later than 1924 because its sound quality suggests that it is an electrical recording which were first made in 1925.10 years ago
1954 GUITAR
Very good share especially from a historical standpoint in the history of Country Music Thanks for Uploading and sharing Hank10 years ago
Flatted357
one of earliest examples of country guitar in that he uses both the walking bass and the alternating bass (Travis or Atkins picking) -- Hart Wand's Dallas blues used this technique on piano (1912) - and Sylvester Weaver (Guitar Rag about 1923) used them fluently, -- in addition to magnificent slide playing--but I've little doubt these techniques originated with Delta Bluesmen long before 1900. I shoulda asked Jimmy Davis what he remembered when I had the chance.10 years ago
anni lappi
Hilarious..10 years ago
Displaysac90
Too bad the Blues Brothers couldn't remember this one...10 years ago
Jack Spencer
The first hit country song.10 years ago
alrobin
cool as hell!10 years ago
dergel55
Seven million is a huge number ... period! Great song.10 years ago
Edward Norris
A TRUE PIONEER !10 years ago
Danielle M
fantastic! thanks for sharing!11 years ago
thawthepast
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