Vernon Dalhart: The forgotten first superstar of country music

2023-10-19

Host Nate Wilcox summons the spirit of the late Jack Palmer to discuss his biography of Vernon Dalhart, the first star of country music.Unfortunately this book is out of print but I recommend inter-library loan if you must read it.CHECK OUT THE NEW LET IT ROLL WEB SITE -- We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more. Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode. Also if...

Host Nate Wilcox summons the spirit of the late Jack Palmer to discuss his biography of Vernon Dalhart, the first star of country music.

Unfortunately this book is out of print but I recommend inter-library loan if you must read it.

CHECK OUT THE NEW LET IT ROLL WEB SITE -- We've got all 350+ episodes listed, organized by mini-series, genre, era, co-host, guest and more. Please sign up for the email list on the site and get music essays from Nate as well as (eventually) transcriptions of every episode. Also if you can afford it please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the show. Thanks!

Have a question or a suggestion for a topic or person for Nate to interview? Email letitrollpodcast@gmail.com

Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comments (3)