The Royal Guardsmen were a rock band from Ocala, Florida, a sextet composed of Bill Balough (bass), John Burdette (drums), Chris Nunley (vocals), Tom Richards (guitar), Billy Taylor (organ), and Barry Winslow (vocals/guitar). Originally known as the Pulsations, the band adopted their Anglophile monicker during the British Invasion, led by the Beatles and other British artists. They achieved fame with their first (vinyl) single, "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" in 1966, which was also the title of their first album the same year. Snoopy, the Red Baron and airplanes became a recurring theme in their songs. Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Ocala is a city located in Marion County, Florida. ... A Sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass redirects here. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set - the latter an old-fashioned term) is a collection of drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a sole percussionist (drummer), usually for jazz, rock, or other types of contemporary music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to make music. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickups to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a keyboard musical instrument with a distinctive sound, nowadays produced in several ways but originally produced by pipes. ... The British Invasion was an influx of rock and roll performers from Great Britain who became popular in the United States, Australia and elsewhere in 1964 ending the years immediately afterward. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record album The vinyl record is a type of gramophone record, most popular from the 1950s to the 1990s, that was most commonly used for mass-produced recordings of music. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Look up Album in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... USPS stamp featuring Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace This article is about a comic strip character. ... Red Baron may refer to: Manfred von Richthofen, World War I flying ace Red Baron, a popular computer game This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...

The original group split in 1969, but a band with some replacement players continued for another year. Two compilation albums and the original albums (doubled up) have been released on compact disc. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Interference colors. ...

Discography

• Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron album and single (1966)
• Return of the Red Baron album and single (1967)
• Snoopy & His Friends album (1967)
• "Snoopy's Christmas" / "It Kinda Looks Like Christmas" single (1967)
• Snoopy For President album (summer 1968)
• "Baby Let's Wait" single (winter 1968-1969)
• Merry Snoopy's Christmas album (winter 1980)
• Anthology CD album (April 25, 1995)
• Best of The Royal Guardsmen CD album (May 5, 1998)
• Snoopy Vs. Red Baron / Snoopy & His Friends CD album (June 12, 2001)
• Return of the Red Baron / Snoopy for President CD album (June 12, 2001)

1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July and August in the Northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January and February in the Southern hemisphere. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External links

• Curse You, Red Baron!! Giving The Guardsmen Their Due
• Classic Bands: Biography of "The Royal Guardsmen"