# Weird/interesting facts you've stumbled across recently **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interesting-facts-youve-stumbled-across-recently/707350 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [December 16, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interesting-facts-youve-stumbled-across-recently/707350 "2014-12-16T02:56:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain) #### Post date: [December 16, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-interesting-facts-youve-stumbled-across-recently/707350/1 "2014-12-16T02:56:57Z")
The guy who who wrote Snoopy vs. the Red Baron novelty song also wrote Abraham, Martin and John. > **[Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (song)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoopy_vs._the_Red_Baron_(song))** > > "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" is a novelty song written by Phil Gernhard and Dick Holler and recorded in 1966 by the Florida-based pop group The Royal Guardsmen. The song was recorded at the Charles Fuller Productions studio in Tampa, Florida, and was released as a single on Laurie Records. Debuting at #122 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 on December 10, 1966, the single skyrocketed to #30 on December 17, 1966, shot up again to #7 on December 24, 1966, and peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 durin The R... > **[Abraham, Martin and John](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham,_Martin_and_John)** > > "Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion, in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Moms Mabley also charted in the U.S. in 1969, and a version that same year by Marvin Gaye became the hit version in the UK. It was also a hit as part of a medley (with "What the World Needs Now Is Love") for Tom Clay in 1971, and has subsequently been ...