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Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Royal
Guardsmen. A field drummer at
Ocala High School in Florida, Winslow auditioned for the band shortly after
their formation. In the middle
of the Vietnam war, he was drafted for service but excused for medical reasons. The band broke up and got back
together in 1976. Barry stayed
for two years. He moved to
Nashville and concentrated on songwriting, partnering with Aaron Brown on
Child's Gift of Lullabies and contributing a song called "I
L.O.V.E. Y.O.U." that went platinum, thanks to the vocal talents of
Tonya Goodman Sykes. He
experienced an epiphany in 1992 and decided to devote himself to Christian
music. Five years later, he
moved to Mountain View, in the Missouri Ozarks, where he currently lives
with his wife Sheryl and two of their two children. In 2004, he released the
Contemporary Christian album Transition. A couple of years later, he reunited
with his fellow Guardsmen and co-wrote "Snoopy vs. Osama" with
John Burdett. It was intended
as a morale booster for the troops.
The Royal Guardsmen continue to perform in small venues to
enthusiastic reviews. Winslow
is also a scale-model helicopter enthusiast and photographer. Many of his creations can be viewed
on the web.
The Royal
Guardsmen recordings
I Needed You
(Chris Nunley/Barry Winslow)
Snoopy vs. the
Red Baron (Phil Gernhard/Dick Holler)
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