MADPOD#190 Snoopy Vs. Red Baron The Royal Guardsmen Interview

Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup

The Royal Guardsmen from Ocala, FL * Bill Balough (bass), John Burdette (drums), Chris Nunley (vocals), Tom Richards (guitar), Billy Taylor (organ), and Barry Winslow (vocals/guitar) * enjoyed their brief reign of pop fame in 1966-1968 by recording a series of songs taking off from the Peanuts cartoon character Snoopy and his fantasy about aerial dog fighting with German World War I flying ace Baron Von Richthofen. The million-selling “Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron” was the first and most successful of these novelty records in the fall of 1966, and its follow-up, “The Return of the Red Baron,” also made the Top 40.

“Snoopy’s Christmas” topped the seasonal charts at the end of 1967. After a few non-Snoopy singles, the Guardsmen released “Snoopy for President” in the summer of 1968. The group scored a final Top 40 hit with its two-year-old, reissued debut single, “Baby Let’s Wait,” in the winter of 1968-1969. The original group split in 1969; a version with some replacement members continued for another year. Founding member Barry Winslow joins Shadoe from his home in the Missouri Ozarks.
Podshow Launch! Podshow.comHost: JADonnelly

Podshow Launch! Podshow.com
Littlemandpodcast.com The MOVIE
GoDaddy.com SAVINGS CODES!
Use these codes at checkout and save some cash, compliments of MadPod.com
MP1 – save an additional 10% on any order.
MP2 – save an additional $5 off any order of $30 or more.
MP3 – get your .COM domain name for just $6.95 a year.
SHELL Raising the Bar
FEEDS
Madpod Feed, Amityville Horror Feed, Dummycast Video Feed,
Techy2 Feed, PetsOnBoard Feed, Challenger Feed, SExy Celebrity Interviews Feed.