Vernon Dalhart
Country Singer

Vernon Dalhart Net Worth

Vernon Dalhart was a singer-songwriter born on April 6, 1883 in Texas. He is known for having a major influence in country music, and is credited with helping to popularize the genre. He was the first artist to have a million-selling single, and his recordings of "The Wreck of the Old 97" and "The Prisoner's Song" are considered classics.
Vernon Dalhart is a member of Country Singer

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 6, 1883
Birth Place Texas
Age 136 YEARS OLD
Died On Sep 14, 1948 (age 65)
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Singer-songwriter known for having a major influence in country music.

Before Fame

He worked in a piano warehouse and punched cattle, deriving his stage name from two Texas towns, Vernon and Dalhart.

Trivia

He was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1981.

Family Life

He married Sadie Lee Moore-Livingston in 1901. They had two children together.

Associated With

He scored an early gig in Girl of the Golden West, Giacomo Puccini's opera.

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