Vernon Archibald

{{Short description|American baritone singer}}

Vernon Archibald (June 30, 1886 - May 24, 1964) was an American baritone.{{cite book |last=Hoffmann |first=Frank |date=2004 |title=Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-FOSAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 |publisher=Routledge |page=59 |isbn=9781135949501 |author-link= }} He was born in Morocco, Indiana. According to Joel Whitburn's chart approximations, he had best-selling recordings with renditions of "In the Valley of the Moon" and "Somewhere a Voice is Calling", both duets with Elizabeth Spencer released on Edison's Blue Amberol cylinders and Diamond Discs.{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |title=Pop Memories 1890–1954 |year=1986 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/31 31] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/31 }}{{cite book |last=Tyler |first=Don |date=2016 |title=Music of the First World War |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LCqyCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=100 |isbn=9781440839979}} In the late 1920s Archibald was a founding member of the American Singers, who recorded for both Edison and Victor Records. This group was frequently found on the radio and performing on the stage circuit.