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Paul Revere and the Raiders

Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere and the Raiders 1967.JPG
The band in 1967. Front L–R: Paul Revere, Mike Smith. Center L–R: Jim Valley, Mark Lindsay. Back: Phil Volk
Background information
Also known as The Downbeats
Origin Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Genres Pop rock, rock and roll, garage rock
Years active 1958–1976, 1978–present
Labels Columbia
Website paulrevereraiders.com
Past members Paul Revere †
Mark Lindsay
Robert White †
Richard White †
William Hibbard
Dick McGarvin
Red Hughes
David Bell
Jerry Labrum †
Andrea Loper
Mike "Smitty" Smith †
Ross Allemang
Steve West
Dick Walker
Charlie Coe
Drake "Kid" Levin
Mike "Doc" Holliday
Phil "Fang" Volk
Jim "Harpo" Valley
Freddy Weller
Joe Correro, Jr.
Keith Allison
Omar Martinez
Robert Wooley
Blair Hill
Michael Bradley
Carlo Driggs
Doug Heath
Ron Foos
Danny Krause
Jamie Revere
Darren Dowler
Tommy Scheckel

†Deceased

Paul Revere & the Raiders was 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 No. 400 on Rolling Stone'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 No. 1 single "Indian Reservation" (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, Harvard, Nebraska – October 4, 2014). The band relocated to Portland, Oregon, when Revere returned from serving in the armed forces in 1962.

In his early 20s, Revere 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. The circumstance of their meeting was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere", recorded by the group. 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 garnered their first hit in the Pacific Northwest in 1961, with the instrumental "Like, Long Hair". The record had enough national appeal that it peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard chart on April 17, 1961. When Revere was drafted for military service, he became a conscientious objector and worked as a cook at a mental institution for a year and a half of deferred service. During the same time period, Lindsay pumped gas in Wilsonville, Oregon. On the strength of their Top 40 single, Lindsay toured the U.S. in the summer of 1961 with a band that featured Leon Russell taking Revere's place on piano.


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