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Legend Of Paul Revere
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
Legend Of Paul Revere · Paul Revere & The Raiders
Greatest Hits (Expanded Edition)
℗ Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1967-04-10
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Terry Melcher
Composer, Lyricist: M. Lindsay
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer: Vic Anesini
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 08 Aug 2019
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PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS - Beatnik Sticks (1960)
First record ever made by this great group. Seems to be the first time ever posted for this obscure instrumental.
published: 06 Sep 2010
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Musician Paul Revere 1938-2014 Memorial Video
Paul Revere & the Raiders, is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their hits were the songs "Kicks" (1966; ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), "Hungry" (1966), "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic #1 single "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971). Initially based in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders began as an instrumental rock band led by organist and founder Paul Revere Dick (January 7, 1938 in Harvard, Nebraska – October 4, 2014 in Caldwell, Idaho). In 2010 Paul Revere & the Raiders were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Revere announced his retirement from the band in Au...
published: 06 Oct 2014
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100 Best Songs Of 1967
(See My Comment For Full List)
1 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
2 Al Capone - Prince Buster
3 All I Need - The Temptations
4 All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
5 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay & The Americans
6 Arnold Lane - Pink Floyd
7 Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
8 Autumn Almanac - the Kinks
9 Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
10 Baby I Need Your Lovin - Johnny Rivers
11 Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations
12 Baby You're A Rich Man -The Beatles
13 The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
14 Bernadette - Four Tops
15 Bike - Pink Floyd
16 The Boat I Row - Lulu
17 Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C
18 Break On Through - The Doors
19 Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
20 Burning Of The Midnight Lamp - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
21 By The Time I...
published: 15 Feb 2015
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Paul Revere & The Raiders - Indian Reservation
Paul Revere and the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and earlier 1970s, best-known for hits like "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971), "Steppin' Out" & "Just Like Me" (1965), "Kicks" (1966) (ranked #400 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) , "Let Me" (1969), and "Hungry" (1966).
Initially located in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders started as an instrumental rock outfit led by organist Paul Revere (born Paul Revere Dick on January 7, 1938). In his early twenties, Revere already owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon) while picking up hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsa...
published: 22 Mar 2009
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Paul Revere and The Raiders - Kicks
One of their best songs.
published: 14 Nov 2008
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Legend Of Paul Revere
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
Legend Of Paul Revere · Paul Revere & The Raiders
Greatest Hits (Expanded Edition)
℗ Originally Released 1967 Sony Mus...
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
Legend Of Paul Revere · Paul Revere & The Raiders
Greatest Hits (Expanded Edition)
℗ Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1967-04-10
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Terry Melcher
Composer, Lyricist: M. Lindsay
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer: Vic Anesini
Auto-generated by YouTube.
https://wn.com/Legend_Of_Paul_Revere
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy
Legend Of Paul Revere · Paul Revere & The Raiders
Greatest Hits (Expanded Edition)
℗ Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Released on: 1967-04-10
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Terry Melcher
Composer, Lyricist: M. Lindsay
Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer: Vic Anesini
Auto-generated by YouTube.
- published: 08 Aug 2019
- views: 12309
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PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS - Beatnik Sticks (1960)
First record ever made by this great group. Seems to be the first time ever posted for this obscure instrumental.
First record ever made by this great group. Seems to be the first time ever posted for this obscure instrumental.
https://wn.com/Paul_Revere_The_Raiders_Beatnik_Sticks_(1960)
First record ever made by this great group. Seems to be the first time ever posted for this obscure instrumental.
- published: 06 Sep 2010
- views: 8550
2:52
Musician Paul Revere 1938-2014 Memorial Video
Paul Revere & the Raiders, is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their h...
Paul Revere & the Raiders, is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their hits were the songs "Kicks" (1966; ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), "Hungry" (1966), "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic #1 single "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971). Initially based in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders began as an instrumental rock band led by organist and founder Paul Revere Dick (January 7, 1938 in Harvard, Nebraska – October 4, 2014 in Caldwell, Idaho). In 2010 Paul Revere & the Raiders were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Revere announced his retirement from the band in August 2014; the group plans to tour without him as "Paul Revere's Raiders." In October 2014, the band's web site announced that Revere died "peacefully" on October 4, 2014, at his home in Idaho, a "small estate overlooking a tranquil river canyon." He was 76.
https://wn.com/Musician_Paul_Revere_1938_2014_Memorial_Video
Paul Revere & the Raiders, is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their hits were the songs "Kicks" (1966; ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), "Hungry" (1966), "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic #1 single "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971). Initially based in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders began as an instrumental rock band led by organist and founder Paul Revere Dick (January 7, 1938 in Harvard, Nebraska – October 4, 2014 in Caldwell, Idaho). In 2010 Paul Revere & the Raiders were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Revere announced his retirement from the band in August 2014; the group plans to tour without him as "Paul Revere's Raiders." In October 2014, the band's web site announced that Revere died "peacefully" on October 4, 2014, at his home in Idaho, a "small estate overlooking a tranquil river canyon." He was 76.
- published: 06 Oct 2014
- views: 25352
23:37
100 Best Songs Of 1967
(See My Comment For Full List)
1 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
2 Al Capone - Prince Buster
3 All I Need - The Temptations
4 All You...
(See My Comment For Full List)
1 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
2 Al Capone - Prince Buster
3 All I Need - The Temptations
4 All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
5 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay & The Americans
6 Arnold Lane - Pink Floyd
7 Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
8 Autumn Almanac - the Kinks
9 Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
10 Baby I Need Your Lovin - Johnny Rivers
11 Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations
12 Baby You're A Rich Man -The Beatles
13 The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
14 Bernadette - Four Tops
15 Bike - Pink Floyd
16 The Boat I Row - Lulu
17 Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C
18 Break On Through - The Doors
19 Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
20 Burning Of The Midnight Lamp - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
21 By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
22 Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
23 Carrie Anne - The Hollies
24 Cold Sweat - James Brown
25 Come Back When You Grown Up - Bobby Vee
26 Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother's Son
27 Creeque Alley - The Mamas & The Papas
28 Dandelion - The Rolling Stones
29 The Dark End Of The Street - James Carr
30 Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful
31 A Day In The Life - The Beatles
32 Daydream Believer - The Monkees
33 Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
34 The Death Of A Clown - Dave Davies
35 Dedicated To The One I Love - The Mamas & The Papas
36 Detroit City - Tom Jones
37 Different Drum - The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt
38 Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Fifth Estate
39 Do Right Woman - Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
40 Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
41 Don't You Care - The Buckinghams
42 The End - The Doors
43 Expressway (To Your Heart) - The Soul Survivors
44 Fire - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
45 Fixing A Hole - The Beatles
46 The Fool On The Hill - The Beatles
47 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
48 Foxy Lady - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
49 Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
50 Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
51 Georgy Girl - The Seekers
52 Getting Better - The Beatles
53 A Girl Like You - The Young Rascals
54 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
55 Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now - Trini Lopez
56 Good Morning Good Morning - The Beatles
57 Good Thing - Paul Revere & The Raiders
58 Groovin' - The Young Rascals
59 The Happening - The Supremes
60 Happy Jack - The Who
61 Happy Together -The Turtles
62 Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
63 Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes
64 Heroes And villains - The Beach Boys
65 Heroin - The Velvet Underground
66 Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) -The Buckinghams
67 Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
68 Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
69 Him Or Him - Paul Revere & The Raiders
70 Honey Child - Martha & The Vandellas
71 A House Is Not A Motel - Love
72 How Can I Be Sure - The Young Rascals
73 I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
74 I Can See For Miles - The Who
75 I Got Rhythm - The Happenings
76 I Had A Dream - Paul Revere & The Raiders
77 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Night & The Pips
78 I Never Love A Man - Aretha Franklin
79 I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick
80 I Second That Emotion - The Miracles
81 (I Wanna) Testify - The Parliaments
82 I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
83 I'll be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground
84 I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones
85 I'm A Believer -The Monkees
86 I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group
87 (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees
88 I'm Waiting For The Man -The Velvet underground
89 I've Been Lonely Too Long - The Young Rascals
90 Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
91 It Must Be Him - Vikky Carr
92 It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
93 Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond
94 Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams
95 A Kind Of Hush - Heman's Hermits
96 The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humberdinck
97 Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
98 Let It Out - The Hombres
99 Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots
100 Let's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling Stones
101 The Letter - The Box Tops
102 Light My Fire - The Doors
103 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You - The Monkees
104 Little Bit O' Soul - The Music Explosion
105 Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) - Bill Cosby
106 Little Wing - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
107 The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage - The Miracles
108 Love Is All Around - The Troggs
109 Love Is Here And Now you're Gone
110 Lovely Rita - The Beatles
111 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles
112 Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
113 Massachusetts - The Bee Gees
114 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - The Buckinghams
115 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley
116 Moonlight Drive - The Doors
117 My Back Pages - The Byrds
118 My Cup Runneth Over - Ed Ames
119 Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful
120 Never My Love - The Association
121 New York Mining Disaster 1941 - The Bee Gees
122 Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentr
123 On A Carousel - The Hollies
124 Peak Hour (Lunch Break) - The Moody Blues
https://wn.com/100_Best_Songs_Of_1967
(See My Comment For Full List)
1 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
2 Al Capone - Prince Buster
3 All I Need - The Temptations
4 All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
5 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay & The Americans
6 Arnold Lane - Pink Floyd
7 Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
8 Autumn Almanac - the Kinks
9 Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
10 Baby I Need Your Lovin - Johnny Rivers
11 Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations
12 Baby You're A Rich Man -The Beatles
13 The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
14 Bernadette - Four Tops
15 Bike - Pink Floyd
16 The Boat I Row - Lulu
17 Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C
18 Break On Through - The Doors
19 Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
20 Burning Of The Midnight Lamp - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
21 By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
22 Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
23 Carrie Anne - The Hollies
24 Cold Sweat - James Brown
25 Come Back When You Grown Up - Bobby Vee
26 Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother's Son
27 Creeque Alley - The Mamas & The Papas
28 Dandelion - The Rolling Stones
29 The Dark End Of The Street - James Carr
30 Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful
31 A Day In The Life - The Beatles
32 Daydream Believer - The Monkees
33 Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
34 The Death Of A Clown - Dave Davies
35 Dedicated To The One I Love - The Mamas & The Papas
36 Detroit City - Tom Jones
37 Different Drum - The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt
38 Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Fifth Estate
39 Do Right Woman - Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
40 Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
41 Don't You Care - The Buckinghams
42 The End - The Doors
43 Expressway (To Your Heart) - The Soul Survivors
44 Fire - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
45 Fixing A Hole - The Beatles
46 The Fool On The Hill - The Beatles
47 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
48 Foxy Lady - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
49 Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
50 Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
51 Georgy Girl - The Seekers
52 Getting Better - The Beatles
53 A Girl Like You - The Young Rascals
54 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
55 Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now - Trini Lopez
56 Good Morning Good Morning - The Beatles
57 Good Thing - Paul Revere & The Raiders
58 Groovin' - The Young Rascals
59 The Happening - The Supremes
60 Happy Jack - The Who
61 Happy Together -The Turtles
62 Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
63 Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes
64 Heroes And villains - The Beach Boys
65 Heroin - The Velvet Underground
66 Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) -The Buckinghams
67 Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
68 Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
69 Him Or Him - Paul Revere & The Raiders
70 Honey Child - Martha & The Vandellas
71 A House Is Not A Motel - Love
72 How Can I Be Sure - The Young Rascals
73 I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
74 I Can See For Miles - The Who
75 I Got Rhythm - The Happenings
76 I Had A Dream - Paul Revere & The Raiders
77 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Night & The Pips
78 I Never Love A Man - Aretha Franklin
79 I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick
80 I Second That Emotion - The Miracles
81 (I Wanna) Testify - The Parliaments
82 I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
83 I'll be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground
84 I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones
85 I'm A Believer -The Monkees
86 I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group
87 (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees
88 I'm Waiting For The Man -The Velvet underground
89 I've Been Lonely Too Long - The Young Rascals
90 Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
91 It Must Be Him - Vikky Carr
92 It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
93 Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond
94 Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams
95 A Kind Of Hush - Heman's Hermits
96 The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humberdinck
97 Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
98 Let It Out - The Hombres
99 Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots
100 Let's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling Stones
101 The Letter - The Box Tops
102 Light My Fire - The Doors
103 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You - The Monkees
104 Little Bit O' Soul - The Music Explosion
105 Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) - Bill Cosby
106 Little Wing - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
107 The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage - The Miracles
108 Love Is All Around - The Troggs
109 Love Is Here And Now you're Gone
110 Lovely Rita - The Beatles
111 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles
112 Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
113 Massachusetts - The Bee Gees
114 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - The Buckinghams
115 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley
116 Moonlight Drive - The Doors
117 My Back Pages - The Byrds
118 My Cup Runneth Over - Ed Ames
119 Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful
120 Never My Love - The Association
121 New York Mining Disaster 1941 - The Bee Gees
122 Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentr
123 On A Carousel - The Hollies
124 Peak Hour (Lunch Break) - The Moody Blues
- published: 15 Feb 2015
- views: 127197
3:00
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Indian Reservation
Paul Revere and the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and earlier 1970s, best-known for hits...
Paul Revere and the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and earlier 1970s, best-known for hits like "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971), "Steppin' Out" & "Just Like Me" (1965), "Kicks" (1966) (ranked #400 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) , "Let Me" (1969), and "Hungry" (1966).
Initially located in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders started as an instrumental rock outfit led by organist Paul Revere (born Paul Revere Dick on January 7, 1938). In his early twenties, Revere already owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon) while picking up hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked (this circumstance was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere"). Lindsay joined Revere's band in 1958. Originally called The Downbeats, they changed their name to Paul Revere & The Raiders in 1960 on the eve of their first record release for Gardena Records. The band scored their first Pacific Northwest hit in 1961, with "Like, Long Hair." The song had enough national appeal that it peaked at #38 in the Billboard charts on April 17, 1961. When Revere was drafted for military service, he became a conscientious objector and worked at a mental institution for a year-and-a-half of deferred service as a cook, while Mark Lindsay pumped gas in Wilsonville, Oregon. Lindsay, on the strength of their Top 40 hit, toured the U.S. in the Summer of 1961 with a band that featured Leon Russell filling in for Revere on piano.
By the summer of 1962, Revere and Lindsay were working together again in Oregon with a version of the Raiders that featured drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith, who would spend two long periods with the band. Around this time, KISN DJ, Roger Hart, who was producing teen dances, was looking for a band to hire. Hart had a casual conversation with a bank teller who told him about a band called "Paul Revere-something." Hart obtained Revere's phone number and they met for lunch. Hart hired the band for one of his teen dances. Soon afterwards, Hart became the group's personal manager. It was Hart who suggested they record "Louie Louie", for which Hart paid them about $50, producing it and placing it on his SANDE label. This attracted the attention of Columbia Records. According to Mark Lindsay, the Northwest Raiders were a "bunch of white-bread kids doing their best to sound black. We got signed to Columbia (Records) on the strength of sounding like this." Whether the Raiders or The Kingsmen recorded "Louie Louie" first is a matter of some controversy; however, both groups recorded it in the same studio in Portland, Oregon. Although beaten in the charts by The Kingsmen's version, Paul Revere & The Raiders enjoyed a longer career. By then, Paul Revere and the Raiders included Revere, Lindsay, Smith, guitarist Drake Levin and bassist Mike "Doc" Holliday, who was replaced in early 1965 by Phil Volk.
1965 marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics. The Raiders, under the guidance of producer Terry Melcher, increasingly emulated the sounds of British Invasion bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five, and The Animals, albeit with an American, R&B feel. Their second major national hit, "Just Like Me" (1965 - #11) was one of the first rock records to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo (by guitarist Drake Levin).
The band appeared regularly on national television, most notably on Dick Clark's Where the Action Is, Happening '68, and It's Happening, the latter two of which were co-hosted by Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay. There is a lot more at Wikipedia.com
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/page/John1948%27s+Youtube+Index
https://wn.com/Paul_Revere_The_Raiders_Indian_Reservation
Paul Revere and the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and earlier 1970s, best-known for hits like "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971), "Steppin' Out" & "Just Like Me" (1965), "Kicks" (1966) (ranked #400 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) , "Let Me" (1969), and "Hungry" (1966).
Initially located in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders started as an instrumental rock outfit led by organist Paul Revere (born Paul Revere Dick on January 7, 1938). In his early twenties, Revere already owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon) while picking up hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked (this circumstance was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere"). Lindsay joined Revere's band in 1958. Originally called The Downbeats, they changed their name to Paul Revere & The Raiders in 1960 on the eve of their first record release for Gardena Records. The band scored their first Pacific Northwest hit in 1961, with "Like, Long Hair." The song had enough national appeal that it peaked at #38 in the Billboard charts on April 17, 1961. When Revere was drafted for military service, he became a conscientious objector and worked at a mental institution for a year-and-a-half of deferred service as a cook, while Mark Lindsay pumped gas in Wilsonville, Oregon. Lindsay, on the strength of their Top 40 hit, toured the U.S. in the Summer of 1961 with a band that featured Leon Russell filling in for Revere on piano.
By the summer of 1962, Revere and Lindsay were working together again in Oregon with a version of the Raiders that featured drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith, who would spend two long periods with the band. Around this time, KISN DJ, Roger Hart, who was producing teen dances, was looking for a band to hire. Hart had a casual conversation with a bank teller who told him about a band called "Paul Revere-something." Hart obtained Revere's phone number and they met for lunch. Hart hired the band for one of his teen dances. Soon afterwards, Hart became the group's personal manager. It was Hart who suggested they record "Louie Louie", for which Hart paid them about $50, producing it and placing it on his SANDE label. This attracted the attention of Columbia Records. According to Mark Lindsay, the Northwest Raiders were a "bunch of white-bread kids doing their best to sound black. We got signed to Columbia (Records) on the strength of sounding like this." Whether the Raiders or The Kingsmen recorded "Louie Louie" first is a matter of some controversy; however, both groups recorded it in the same studio in Portland, Oregon. Although beaten in the charts by The Kingsmen's version, Paul Revere & The Raiders enjoyed a longer career. By then, Paul Revere and the Raiders included Revere, Lindsay, Smith, guitarist Drake Levin and bassist Mike "Doc" Holliday, who was replaced in early 1965 by Phil Volk.
1965 marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics. The Raiders, under the guidance of producer Terry Melcher, increasingly emulated the sounds of British Invasion bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five, and The Animals, albeit with an American, R&B feel. Their second major national hit, "Just Like Me" (1965 - #11) was one of the first rock records to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo (by guitarist Drake Levin).
The band appeared regularly on national television, most notably on Dick Clark's Where the Action Is, Happening '68, and It's Happening, the latter two of which were co-hosted by Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay. There is a lot more at Wikipedia.com
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/page/John1948%27s+Youtube+Index
- published: 22 Mar 2009
- views: 226241