Verified listings:
- Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
- Squeaky Vs. The Black Knight - The Royal Guardsmen
Assumed/incorrect titles:
- Snoopy Versus The Red Baron
- Snoopy And The Red Baron
Written by:
- Phil Gernhard/Dick Holler
Recording location:
- Charles Fuller Productions (Tampa, FL)
Available on (*):
- 1966 45 rpm single (Laurie LR 3366)
- 1967 LP Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron (Laurie LLP 2038, January 5, 1967)
- 1967 LP Snoopy And His Friends (Laurie SLLP 2042)
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- World War I
- airplanes
- Peanuts comic strip
- dogs
Alternate versions:
- The Snoopy And His Friends album includes "The Story Of Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" which is a spoken sketch that precedes the song.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- The original Canadian single was retitled "Squeaky Vs. The Black Knight" to avoid legal issues prior to getting approval from Charles Schulz.
Chart information:
- #2 1966 (single)
- #44 1967 (as part of album Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron)
- #46 1968 (as part of album Snoopy And His Friends)
- #6 (Christmas chart) 1967 (as part of album Snoopy And His Friends)
- #19 (Christmas chart) 1968 (as part of album Snoopy And His Friends)
General type of music:
- pop/rock
Group formed:
- 1965/1966
- 1977 (re-formed)
Group members:
- Barry Winslow (lead vocal/guitar)
- others
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Their main claim to fame is a series of songs based on the character of Snoopy from Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic strip. They have recorded five songs about Snoopy: "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" (1966), "The Return Of The Red Baron" (1967), "Snoopy's Christmas" (1967), "Snoopy For President" (1968), and "Snoopy Vs. Osama" (2006). They also made related recordings such as "It's Sopwith Camel Time" (1967) and the Barry Winslow solo single "The Smallest Astronaut (A Race To The Moon With The Red Baron)" (1969).
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