Cameo 703 A Vernon Dalhart THE PRISONERS SONG

“The Prisoner’s Song” is Vernon Dalhart’s landmark old-time/country recording about a prisoner longing for freedom, his sweetheart, and life outside the prison walls. The song draws on older traditional verses and folk-song material, and Dalhart’s 1924 recording helped make it one of the era’s most widely known songs. Artist: Vernon Dalhart Title: “The Prisoner’s Song” Label/catalog: Cameo 703 Recording date for the Cameo version: March 1925 Release date: 1925 Coupling: “A Boy’s Best Friend Is His Mother” Style: Early country/old-time vocal with instrumental accompaniment. The exact release month/day for Cameo 703 does not appear to be documented reliably, so 1925 is the appropriate release date to cite.