Vernon Oxford (June 8, 1941 – August 18, 2023)[1] was an American country music singer and guitarist.

[1] Oxford was raised in Wichita, Kansas, United States, where his father played old-time fiddle.

[1] In 1965, he met Harlan Howard, who got him signed to RCA Victor and helped him find material to record.

[1] He then released seven singles and one LP, Woman Let Me Sing You a Song; none of them charted, and he was soon dropped from RCA.

As an actor, Oxford appeared in several films including The Thing Called Love starring River Phoenix,[3] and Coal Miner's Daughter, a 1980 film about American singer Loretta Lynn, who was portrayed by actress Sissy Spacek.