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.
