QUESTION: Vernon Dalhart is credited with recording the first ever million selling country record. Complete the title: “The Wreck Of The Old ——–.” (a) 95, (b) 97, or (c) 99.
ANSWER: “The Wreck Of The Old 97” went on to sell around seven million copies, a huge number for 1924, and showed record companies that there was a big market for country-style vocals.