PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS
FEATURING MARK LINDSAY
ALSO KNOWN AS
"THE
RAIDERS"
OR
"PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS"
NOT YET IN THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME?
DICK CLARK INDUCTED IN 1992
REVERE DICK= His Real Name
PAUL REVERE MARK LINDSAY
Other Raiders---During Recording Career
Smitty ---on
Drums 1962-1967/and he returned in 1971 thru 1972
Smithy passed away in 2007 / Michael Smith
Joe Correrro,Jr--------------------Drums--May 1967 thruApril 1971
Mike Holaday (Doc Holiday)------------- Bass --Sept 1963-Jan 1965
Drake Levin------ Guitar--Drake Shefski--Real Name--1963--1965
Drake is the guy behind the column on the album cover "Just Like Us" due to he
knew he was being drafted. Drake returned to the studio line-up in 1967 but left
with the others to form the group "The Brotherhood"
Phil Volk---(Fang) ----1965--1967-Now tours with his own Group.
Jim Valley--(Harpo) --------------------------------Guitar--1966--1967
Charlie Coe--------------------------------------------Bass--1967 --1968
Freddy Weller-------------------------------------- Guitar--1967--1971
Freddy went on to be a major country singer and Mark and Freddy wrote some of
his songs together plus Mark produced some of his Country songs.
Keith Allison------------------------------------------Bass-- 1968 --1972
Keith was on the TV show "Where The Action Is ' as a solo artist.
Mark Lindsay left the Raiders in 1975 after Paul and mark wanted to take the
group in different directions
Mark Lindsay was a original member of the group called Paul Revere and the
Raiders
NOTE: this is a list of
The raiders who recorded the songs which made the group.
Paul Revere still tours with other Raiders
In 1967 Drake /Fang/ and Smithy left the Raiders to form a group which made two
albums for RCA called THe Brotherhood
Featuring Mark Lindsay
BELOW ARE LINKS TO RAIDER
PICTURE PAGES!!!
The Paul Revere and the Raiders Picture Page #1
The Paul Revere and the Raiders Picture Page #2
The Paul Revere and the Raiders Picture Page #3
The Paul Revere and the Raiders Picture Page #4
The Paul Revere and the Raiders Picture Page #5
Above Is A Picture Of Mark and his famous Ponytail!!
LINK BELOW FOR ROCK GROUPS MARK LINDSAY WEBSITE
OTHER BRADCO RAIDER SITES
Ask VH1 to put
Their Shows back on!
Vote for the
Raiders for the Hall of Fame
Ask Sony to put a
Record on CD
Legend of Paul Revere
The Group was started in 1959 in Boise, Idaho, and was called The Downbeats . In 1960 the group changed their name to Paul Revere and the Raiders with members , Paul Revere , Mark Lindsay, Mike Smith (Smithy) Drake Levin, and Doc Holiday. They had their first small hit on Gardena record label which peaked at #38 and the song was called Like Long Hair. They also released their first album on this label with the same name in 1961. The Group released another album on a small label called Sande in 1963 and again in 1964 on a different label called Jerden. The Album was simply called "Paul Revere and the Raiders". Paul Revere was drafted and Mark tried to keep the group going but was not successful. When Paul came back he got together with Mark Lindsay again and the Raiders continued on their career but this time they re-formed the group in Portland , Oregon . A local DJ by the name of Roger Hart saw them and got them to record a song called "Louie Louie" . It is not known who recorded the song first The Raiders or The Kingsmen but it was done in the same studio. The Raiders version became a large local hit and sold much better than The Kingsmen originally until a DJ in Boston played The Kingsmen version and it was thought it had obscene language in the middle of the song which brought on a FBI investigation of the song . This turned The Kingsmen version into a national hit but this was enough to get The Raiders signed to Columbia Records as the label's first rock group in 1965 . CBS released the master tape as the group's first single. While it was a huge success in the Northwest, the Kingsmen's version took the country by storm, largely because of the controversy over its definitely unintelligible and supposedly obscene lyrics. As it turned out, the Kingsman's version was merely the garbled result of lead singer Jack Ely trying to sing into an awkwardly-placed microphone while wearing braces on his teeth, while the Raiders' version really does have an obscene ad-lib during the guitar solo At this point Doc had to leave the group and was replaced by Phil Volk (fang) and the group went out to California to star in Dick Clarks TV show called "Where the action is !" The group also went on to their later tv show called Happening. The groups first major hit was Just Like Me and then came back with such hits as Kicks, Hungry, Great Airplane Strike, Good Thing, and many more such songs!
The Who certainly took notice of the Raiders at this time. Check out The Raiders' "Louie, Go Home" (1964) from the Columbia/Legacy anthology LEGEND OF PAUL REVERE and then check out The Who's "Lubie (Come Back Home)" (1965) from WHO'S MISSING...you'll hear an identical song...note for note, word for word, ad-lib for ad-lib, with Roger Daltrey's vocal style an exact copy of Lindsay's on the original song. By the way, "Louie, Go Home" was also covered by David Bowie. Newly signed as the house band on the squeaky-clean MTV precursor "Where The Action Is", the Raiders released "Steppin' Out", which Barnes describes as "...a classic number with a brilliant prototypically punk Lindsay vocal, and the next single, the pulsing rocker 'Just Like Me' [later covered by Pat Benatar] went Top 10." The follow-up album, MIDNIGHT RIDE, has been included as #63 in Tom Hibbert's "The Perfect Collection-The Rock Albums Everybody Should Have and Why." He says, "There was nothing innocuous about the Raiders' music just listen to the power and drive of 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. 'Paul Revere & the Raiders, featuring Mark Lindsay, continued to record new material for Columbia through 1974, including the largest selling single in Columbia Records history to date, "Indian Reservation." Although the Raiders' final album was never released (it has been dubbed THE LOST ALBUM), a few cuts made it to THE LEGEND anthology, including "Chain of Fools"...with the group returning to it's R&B roots on that track.
The group had the #1 selling
albums in 1966 and 1967 with their albums called Midnight ride and Spirit of 67. In 1966
the group officially changed their name to Paul Revere and The Raiders Featuring Mark
Lindsay. At this same time period Mark Lindsay started his solo career and had such solo
hits as Arizona, Silver Bird and Miss America. In 1968 Phil Volk( Fang) , Mike
Smith (Smitty )and Jim Valley left the group and formed their own group called The
Brotherhood which made two albums on RCA record label.
THE RAIDERS IN LONDON IN 1968
In 1970 the group changed their name again to simply The
Raiders and had such hits as Indian Reservation and Birds of a Feather .In 1973 Mark left
the Raiders and went on to pursue his solo career and Paul Revere went on with his touring
career with his current Raiders.
Also if you get a chance make sure you see him in concert. PLEASE---E-Mail VH-1 to request that the Raiders two tv shows
be bought back onto the air waves-Where the action is!!!!!!!! With Dick Clark and many
other major 60's groups plus their other show HAPPENING. Happening was in the early
seventies and was also a great tv show. The Raiders recorded some songs before the Monkees
and differently were the group which the network was trying to copy when they made the
Monkees. The Raiders also went on into a pop/country sound in my favorite album Pink Puzz
and then they went to the other end of the spectrum with their Collage album. This is an
album which the critics loved but it just did not quite make it commercially
.It is however
an album which you should own.
As lead singer with the Raiders, Mark recorded a string of commercial hit singles, such as "Just Like Me", "Kicks", "Hungry", "Ups & Downs", "Him or Me", "Good Thing", and "Let Me", many of which he produced and wrote or co-wrote. During this period, Paul Revere and the Raiders, featuring the distinctive and charismatic voice of Mark Lindsay, sold over 50 million units all over the world, in addition to earning many gold and platinum albums and singles.
Tom Brady
Highlights Of The Raiders Career
The Raiders were the first rock group ever signed to the major record label Columbia records.
The Group has had 15 consecutive hit singles including songs such as Just Like Me! /Kicks / Hungry / Good Thing / Ups and Downs / Him or Me / I had a Dream and many others!
The group sold over 50 million records worldwide.
The Raiders had many Gold Singles
and Albums and should have more than they do officially
plus Indian Reservation as a Platinum record. If Columbia had backed the group
more in the 70's they could have continued on and if they packaged their hits
better they would have sold more records later in their career.
In 1965 and 1966 the group was featured on ABC-Tv five day a week network show called: Where the Action Is! produced by Dick Clark After Action Mark and Paul went on to host two more Dick Clark shows called Happening 68 and It's Happening.
The Group appeared on many top TV shows of the era such as Ed Sullivan and The Smothers Brothers Show plus many others.
The Raiders released the song LET ME ! to the FM radio stations as a group called THE PINK PUZZ , and they were playing the song a lot until they found out it was a Raiders song . I still feel the group should have changed their name officially at this point to THE RAIDERS and it would have helped with the FM underground radio scene which they were not part of.
The Raiders have done numerous TV and radio Commercials for such companies as Pontiac . Mattel , Chrysler and Chevy plus others.
In the Summer of 1971 The Raiders had a #1 hit with the song Indian Reservation selling over 6 million records and making it the largest selling song for Columbia records for the next decade.
The Raiders appeared on 720 Network TV shows and making them the most televised musical group in the world to date!
OH BABY COME ON AND LET ME TAKE YOU WHERE THE ACTION IS!
History of the Group By Rock Writer Gary Pig Gold
THE RAIDERS DIGEST
by Gary Pig Gold
(originally appeared in 1999 as part of the "Music Hound Rock " Essential Album Guide " Book)
Paul Revere & The Raiders
also known as
Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay
The Raiders
Pink Puzz
Formed 1960, in Portland, OR.
Members:
Paul Revere (born Paul Revere Dick, January 7, 1938, in Harvard, NE.), keyboards
Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942 in Eugene, OR.), vocals, saxophone (1960--75)
Robert White, guitar (1960--61)
Richard White, guitar (1960--61)
William Hibbard, bass (1960--61)
Jerry Labrum, drums (1960--61)
Leon Russell, keyboards (1961)
Steve West, guitar (1962--63)
Ross Allemang, bass, guitar, piano (1962--63)
Mike “Smitty” Smith, drums (1962--67, 1971--72)
Dick Walker, bass, guitar, piano (1963)
Pete Ouellette, guitar (1963)
Charlie Coe, bass (1963, 1967--68)
Mike “Doc” Holiday, bass (1963--65)
Drake “The Kid” Levin, guitar (1963--66)
Phil “Fang” Volk, bass
(1965--67)
Jim “Harpo” Valley, guitar (1966--67)
Joe Correro Jr., drums (1967--71)
Freddy Weller, guitar (1967--73)
Keith “Guitar” Allison, bass (1968--75)
Steve Eaton, guitar (1971)
Omar Martinez, drums, vocals (1972--77, 1980-- ??)
Robert Wooley, keyboards
(1972--77)
Doug Heath, guitar (1973-- ??)
Rusty Smith, bass (1974)
Ron Foos, bass (1975--77, 1980-- ??)
Blair Hill (a.k.a. Louie Fontaine), vocals (1978--80)
Neil Rush, saxophone (1978--80)
Greg Branson, keyboards (1978--80)
Scott Ellershaw, bass, guitar (1978--80)
Mervin Kato April, drums (1978--80)
Dick Gerber, bass (1979--80)
Michael Bradley, vocals (1980--83)
Danny Krause, keyboards (1980-- ??)
Carl Driggs, vocals (1983-- ??)
Jamie Revere, guitar (1990-- ??)
Martin Ross, vocals (1997-- ??)
The Raiders were among the founders and architects of the early Pacific Northwest rock scene, released the first rock arrangement of the perennial classic “Louie Louie,” recorded Columbia Records’ first-ever million-selling rock LP, were the first rock band to star in a hit television series -- yet are remembered today mostly for the red, white and blue Revolutionary War costumes they stubbornly wore on stage throughout the entire 1960s. Well, hopefully enough time has now passed -- and the sight of oddly-attired bands singing on TV has become common enough -- that the Raiders can finally begin to be appreciated solely for the abundance of great music they wrote and recorded during their spectacular reign: 15 albums and just about as many Top 20 hits between 1965--71, which puts them right up with the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes in terms of sales. So there!
The story really began when Lindsay joined Revere’s already locally thriving show band the Downbeats in 1959, but it was not until the mid-1960s, after Dick Clark had cast them in his daily “Where The Action Is” series and Columbia had assigned their hot young staff producer Terry Melcher to record them, that the Raiders finally hit pay-dirt. “Steppin’ Out,” “Just Like Me,” “Kicks” (an anti-drug song, highly unusual for the time), “Hungry,” “Good Thing” and “Him Or Me,” Top 10 hits one and all, remain among the best examples of American hard pop you’ll ever hear, and even after Melcher’s departure Lindsay continued to write and produce hits for the band, ranging from the innovative bubblegum of “Mr. Sun Mr. Moon” to the proto-metallic “Just Seventeen.” Yet it wasn’t until 1971 that the band released their biggest seller, “Indian Reservation,” which was their only No. One record and, ironically, their very final hit. Several years later Lindsay forever hung up his colonial headgear, but a staunchly determined Revere continues to front new bands of “baby Raiders” to this day, still wears his high-boots and tights, and still insists his “Louie Louie” is not only the first, but the best.
Buy:
“The Essential Ride, ’63 -- ‘67” (Sony Legacy, 1995, compilation prod. Bob Irwin)
presents a carefully-chosen, lovingly-annotated 20-song collection of hits, album tracks and rarities, including the unreleased gastro-sexual tub-fest “Crisco Party” (listeners under the age of 17 should be accompanied by an adult for this track).
“The Legend Of Paul Revere” (Sony Legacy, 1990, prod. various) is a more in-depth, double disc over-view which also contains examples of the band’s more R&B-flavored pre-Columbia recordings.
And as for the Raiders’ legendary sense of the wild and the downright bizarre, “A Christmas Present -- And Past” (Columbia, 1967 / alala music, 1996, prod. Terry Melcher)
proves that the Beatles weren’t the only rock stars creating chemically seasoned greetings for their unsuspecting fans every December.
Both “Goin’ To Memphis” (Columbia, 1968, prod. Chips Moman) and “Alias Pink Puzz” (Columbia, 1969, prod. Mark Lindsay) demonstrate just how remarkable a singer Lindsay could be, especially when given material as challenging as “Soul Man” (even Isaac Hayes and David Porter give their praise on the former’s liner notes) and “Let Me” (originally released as a single under the nom-de-group Pink Puzz, it tricked even “Rolling Stone” into believing Columbia had signed a hot new rock group of Zeppelin-like ferocity). Meanwhile, “The Last Mad Man of Rock and Roll” video (MCA Home Entertainment, 1986) captures the later Raiders in all of their crazed, current glory. If you can’t make it to Tahoe tonight, then this is a fine, frantic, funny substitute.
Others:
Here They Come! (Columbia, 1965)
Midnight Ride (Columbia, 1966)
The Spirit Of ‘67 (Columbia, 1966 / Sundazed, 1996)
Greatest Hits (Columbia, 1967)
Revolution! (Columbia, 1967 / Sundazed, 1996)
Something Happening] (Columbia, 1968 / Sundazed, 1996)
Collage (Columbia, 1970 / alala music, 1996)
Influenced by: Jerry Lee Lewis, Spike Jones, Bill Haley and his Comets
The Raiders then influenced: The Monkees, The Unknowns, Brotherhood, T. J. Tyler
www.GaryPigGold.com
WRITTEN BY GARY PIG GOLD
PS: Gary sent me the article to be put on this website.
Cherokee people, Cherokee
tribe
so proud to live, so proud to die
But maybe someday when they learn
Cherokee nation will return,
will return, will return,
will return, will return
THE RAIDERS ON TV
WHERE THE ACTION IS!
Where The Action is!! was a Dick Clark TV
show which was on weekdays at 4:30PM and Dick Clark was the host but The
Raiders were the House band.! American Bandstand was taken off the weekday
schedule in 1963 for the Saturday afternoon spot which is where it stayed for
years . In 1965 Dick Clark created another show for ABC called Where The Action
Is!! which was a half hour long variety show.
Other regulars on the show were Keith Allison, Later to become a Raider , Tina
Mason ,Jimmy Hubbard and the shows dancing crew called THE ACTION KIDS!
HAPPENING 68
Happening 68 Was a Dick Clark Production TV show which Mark Lindsay and Paul Revere co- hosted with The Raiders on every day of course along with all their other major Rock guests. Happening 68 was on from January 6 ,1968 till July 19 , 1969. The show was aired Saturday Afternoon just before American Bandstand.
IT'S HAPPENING
Due to their show Happening was so successful ABC and Dick Clark Productions then made this next show which was on weekdays with Mark and Paul as the hosts! The Spin off show aired weekdays Monday Thru Friday from July 1968 thru October 1968.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
In 1977 Dick Clark made another TV show which Mark Lindsay and Paul Revere hosted in the afternoons but the show did not last that long.
OTHER TV SHOWS
Paul Revere and the Raiders appeared on many other major tv shows of the era Including Ed Sullivan and the Smother Brothers Show along with many others!
TV COMMERICALS
THE JUDGE --GM PONTIAC GTO
Judge! The special great one from
Pontiac, GTO!!
SS396----GM Chevy Muscle Car
Look at her go (look at her go)
She sits real low (she sits real low)
Feel her tires grip the road
Deep breathin' 4 (deep breathin' 4)
Won't let herself show (let herself show)
Feel the rear end down below
I'll take you for a ride & it's really a treat
Just strap yourself into a bucket seat
& the 4-speed Trammy is startin' to wind
We'll know that Super Sport wants to get off the line
Crusin' the highways, I get my kicks
Nothin' can match my SS 396
CORVAIR BABY --GM Chevy Car
S
tick with me, baby, & stay by my side, Corvair babyTEEN MAGAZINES
Mark and the Raiders were in EVERY teen Magazine which came out during the 60's
It's happening, I believe, I believe it's happening !!!
PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS
SINGLES AND ALBUM LISTING
http://www.bradcoweb.com/rockgroups/booklet.htm
Top 40 Hits
SINGLES
Like Long Hair #38 - 1961
(Lindsay-Revere-Robert White-Richard White-Labrum)
Arranged by Gary Paxton
Louie Louie--1963
Louie Go Home--1964
Steppin'
Out #46 - 1965
(Lindsay-Revere)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Just Like Me #11 - 1965
(Dey-Hart)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Kicks #4
- 1966
(Mann-Weil)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Sales indicate Gold
Hungry #6 - 1966
(Mann-Weil)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Sales Indicate Gold
Great Airplane Strike #20 - 1966
(Lindsay-Melcher)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Good Thing #4 - 1967
(Lindsay-Melcher)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Sales indicate Gold
Ups and Downs #22 - 1967
(Lindsay-Melcher)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be? #5 - 1967
(Lindsay-Melcher)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Sales indicate Gold
I Had a Dream #17 - 1967
(Lindsay-Melcher)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Peace of Mind #42 - 1967
(Lindsay-Melcher)
Produced by Terry Melcher
Too Much Talk #19 - 1968
(Lindsay)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Don't Take It So Hard #27 - 1968
(Lindsay)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Cinderella Sunshine #58 - 1968
(Lindsay)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon #18 - 1969
(Lindsay)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Let Me #20 - 1969
(Lindsay)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
RIAA Certified GOLD 6/6/96
We Gotta All Get Together #50 - 1969
(Weller)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Just Seventeen #82 - 1970
(Lindsay)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Gone Movin' On--3120---1970
Indian Reservation #1 - 1971
(Loudermilk)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
RIAA Certified GOLD 6/30/71
RIAA Certified PLATINUM 9/19/96
Birds of a Feather #23 - 1971
(South)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Sales Indicate Gold
Country Wine #51 - 1972
(Villareal-Watkins)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Powder Blue Mercedes Queen #54 - 1972
(Lindsay-Burns-Siller)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Song Seller #96 - 1972
(Webb)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Love Music #97 - 1973
(Lambert-Potter)
Produced by Mark Lindsay
All Over You--1974
Without Mark Lindsay
Michael Bradley Lead Vocal
Note: Record Companies must apply to the RIAA for Gold Record Status which is why some are not certified.
"Grab your woman, it's Louie Louie time!"
Like Long Hair--Gardena Label--1961
PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS-Sande Label--1963
Paul Revere and
The Raiders--Jenden Label--1964
In the Beginning
Note: Same Tracks different Takes
First Columbia Record
Here They Come! #71 - 1965
Just Like Us! #5 - 1966
RIAA Certified GOLD 1/6/67
Midnight Ride #9 - 1966
RIAA Certified GOLD 3/20/67
Spirit of '67 #9 - 1966
RIAA Certified GOLD 4/17/67
Greatest Hits #15 - 1967
RIAA Certified GOLD 8/25/67
Revolution! #25
- 1967
Sales indicate Gold
Something Happening--1967
Christmas Past and
Present--1967
Sales Indicate Gold
Goin' To Memphis #61 - 1968
Hard'N'Heavy (With Marshmallow) #51 - 1969
Alias Pink Puzz #48 - 1969
As The Raiders
Movin On--1970
Collage----1970
GREATEST HITS VOL #2--#22--1971
Sales indicate Gold
Indian Reservation #19 - 1971
Sales Indicate Platinum
Good Thing---1971-Harmony Label
Country Wine---1972
All- Time Greatest Hits --1972
Great Raider Re-Union--1983--K-tel Label
Live Greatest Hits---Red Dog Label--1991
36 All - Time Favorites--Sony--1998
The Essential ride--63--67--Columbia
Super Hits--Sony--2000
12 Classic Tracks---2000 Purple Pyramid Label
Mojo WorkOut CD --Sundazed--2004
KICKS 1963--1972--The Anthology CD--Raven Label--2006
it's just like me
to feel so good
and fall so much
in love with you
Mark Lindsay - Solo Releases
SINGLES
First Hymn From Grand Terrace #81 - 1969
(Webb)
Arranged by Al Capps Produced by Jerry Fuller
Arizona #10 - 1969
(Young)
Arranged by Artie Butler Produced by Jerry Fuller
RIAA Certified GOLD 1/6/70
Miss America #44 - 1970
(Kelly)
Arranged by Artie Butler
Produced by Jerry Fuller
Silver Bird #25 - 1970
(Young)
Arranged by Artie Butler
Produced by Jerry Fuller
And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind #44 - 1970
(Diamond)
Arranged by Artie Butler
Produced by Jerry Fuller
Problem Child #80 - 1971
(Davis)
Arranged by Bill Justis
Produced by Jerry Fuller
Been Too Long On the Road #98 - 1971
(Gates)
Arranged by John D'Andrea
Produced by Jerry Fuller
Are You Old Enough? #87 - 1971
(O'Day)
Arranged by John D'Andrea
Produced by Mark Lindsay
Something Big/Pretty,Pretty--1972
California / Someone's Been Hiding---1973
Mamacita / Song for a Friend--1975
Photograph / Song for a Friend --1975
Green Light and Blue Skies---1975
Sing Your Own Song--- 1976
Sing Me High ( Sing Me Low) ---1977
Little Ladies of the Night--1977
I'm hungry for those good
things, baby
Hungry through and through
Well
I'm hungry for that sweet life, baby
With a real fine girl like you
ALBUMS SOLO
Arizona #36 -Columbia- 1970
Silver Bird #82 - Columbia--1970
You're Got A Friend--Columbia-1971
Best Of Mark Lindsay--Columbia-1984
Video Dreams---Alala Music 1996
Golden Classics--Columbia--1996
Arizona and Other States Of Mind--Columbia-1998
Live At Rick's Cafe--Alala Music--1999
Looking For Shelter---Alala Music--1989/2003
Mark Lindsay Arizona
Collection--Columbia--2003
Twas The Night Before Christmas---Alala Music--2000
The Last Midnight Ride---Alala Music-2004
Alala Music/ NorthRiver Entertainment / Owned by Mark Lindsay
They took the whole Cherokee
nation
Put us on this reservation
Took away our ways of life
The tomahawk and the bow and knife
Took away our native tongue
And taught their English to our young
And all the beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan
ROGER HART
Hart's longevity as a disc jockey, and his work with Paul
Revere and the Raiders, were among the reasons he was inducted recently into the
Oregon Music Hall of Fame. A ceremony, honoring Hart and members of Paul Revere
and the Raiders, was held last month in Portland.
I met Paul Revere in early 1963, quite accidentally. As a Portland radio
personality, I was also producing teen dances here and there. I'd have sock hops
with the top-40 hits in Hockinson, and there were other venues in Vancouver and
Portland that I'd use. One day a bank teller gave me a phone number for Paul
Revere, who had a group. Paul was the band leader and he was looking for work
for his group, and I arranged to put them into the Vancouver city-owned
Trapedero Club. That was my first exposure to the band. They were excellent.
Paul managed the band's internal affairs, I managed the external while I looked
for opportunities. The sky was the limit, although we didn't know how high.
We needed a record, so I took the band into a Portland studio and cut a few
songs, out of which came our version of 'Louie, Louie.' I created a record label
in order to release it. It was a huge success, and soon Columbia Records in New
York was on the line to make an offer. We joined this huge record company that
was the home to Barbra Streisand, Andy Williams, The New York Symphony and other
prestigious artists. We were the first ever rock band on the label. That slowed
us down at first, and even though it was a hit on the West Coast, we lost the
national hit version of 'Louie Louie' to The Kingsmen, also from Portland, that
recorded the same song that year. But, we were on a roll.
For two years we traveled the Northwest and even into the San Francisco area.
All the while, I made my treks to Los Angeles, meeting whomever I could, and the
band kept making records with modest success. The big break came in the spring
of 1965. I'd cultivated some friendships at the Dick Clark office in Los
Angeles, and all of the sudden comes a fateful call about a new series, and they
wanted Paul Revere and the Raiders to be a part of it. That was the ABC-TV
series 'Where the Action Is.' ABC kept it on for two years, and that's when the
hits really began. 'Action' spun off into another series on ABC called
'Happening,' for another two years, all the while we were putting out the hits,
traveling the nation, and enjoying a marvelous success. Television is what
really made the Raiders.
In 1965, I moved to Los Angeles ? to begin our television series. Los Angeles as home soon became Beverly Hills, and all the trappings that go with a successful group. Those were the golden years of rock and roll, and we got to be a part of it. It created many opportunities and stories. After a time, I took a different direction, and moved to the Canary Islands of Spain, living there some seven years away from the music industry, volunteering and working in the travel industry. It was a wonderful break from the hectic Hollywood days. Later my wife, Beverly, and I returned to Los Angeles, where I again involved myself with music and records for a time. But, soon enough, it was time to return to the Pacific Northwest and in 1977 we landed in Vancouver, and radio.
INTERVIEW BY ROGER HART
I HAVE BEEN UP DOWN ALL AROUND!
THE UNKNOWNS
This was Mark Lindsay and Keith Allison plus Steve Alaimo along with others on different labels.
1--- The Unknown Girl---1967
2--- Tighter /Young Enough To Cry--1967
Make sure to check out our Mark Lindsay Page of The Rock Groups Site
This is for a Girl I do Not Even Know yet !
THE BROTHERHOOD
More Information on ROCK GROUPS BROTHERHOOD WEBSITE
PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDER
1975--Till The Present
PAUL REVERE ON HIS FAMOUS MUSTANG ORGAN
PAUL REVERE GARDENA LP ABOVE AND 45 BELOW!
PAUL REVERE WITH HIS
CURRENT RAIDERS PERFORM
THE RAIDERS HITS LIVE IN THIS
ALBUM!
PAUL REVERE 's WALL ALBUM DEDICATED TO THE VIETNAM VETERNS
VOL#2 OF RIDE THE WALL
DVD OF RIDE THE WALL
THE LAST MADMAN OF ROCK AND ROLL !!
SOME PICTURES OF THE GROUP
1968
AND PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS FIGHT BACK!!
ORIGINAL RAIDER UNIFORMS
Alternate picture for Just Like Us LP
!967 Alternate Picture
If you want to see more pictures of the Raiders check out our Raiders Picture Pages!!
Cherokee people, Cheroke
tribe
so proud to live, so proud to die
PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS TOP ALBUMS
One of 1966 Top Albums --Midnight Ride
Kicks / There's Always Tomorrow / Little Girl In The 4th Row / Ballad of a Useless man /I'M Not Your Stepping Stone / There She Goes / All I Really Need Is You / Get It On / Louie Go Home / Take A Look At Yourself / Melody For an Unknown Girl /
SPIRIT OF 67 ALBUM
Above is a great album which is differently one of the Raiders best albums and includes songs such as:
Good Thing ,All About Her ,In My Community , Louise ,Why Why Why, Oh! To Be A Man, Hungry ,Undecided Man , Our Candidate , 1001 Arabian Nights , The Great Airplane Strike
GREATEST HITS ALBUM RELEASED IN 1967
This was the original Greatest Hits album of the group and contains many of their great songs.
Louie Louie / Louie Go Home / Steppin' Out / Just Like Me / Melody For An Unknown Girl / Kicks / Hungry / The Great Airplane Strike / Good Thing / Ups and Downs / Legend Of Paul Revere
NOTE: THE ABOVE THREE ALBUMS WERE LISTED ON MANY CHARTS AS THE TOP ALBUMS OF 1966 and 1967 AND AS ESSENTIAL ALBUMS TO OWN FOR A ROCK ALBUM COLLECTION.
Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, girl
You better get straight
No, but not with kicks
You just need help, girl
THE RAIDER'S COACH
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The Raiders Coach was a real car made by Pontiac and AMT also made a model of this vehicle.
Now have you got yourself a
brand new baby
Don't tell me maybe
Is it so
I got to know
What's it gonna be
Him or me
Him or me
Him or me
Him or me
RAIDER TRIVIA
The Raiders were the first Rock group to be signed by Columbia Records which was a major label .
The Raiders had recorded Louie Louie before The Kingsmen who wound up with the larger hit of the song. The Raiders even made a follow-up song called Louie Come Home. The Raiders originally had the larger hit with the song in the Northwest.
The Raiders had the most
TV hours on
air than any group of this era with over 700 hours on air.
The Raiders stared in the TV Show " Where The Action Is" plus
"Happening" and finally in It's Happening
Series but also appeared on many other shows including The Ed Sullivan
Show ,Smother Brothers Show and many other great shows.
The Raiders have the most on Air TV hours than any other Rock Group.
The Raiders were the first group to record "I'm Not Your Steppin Stone' however they never released it as a single.
Raiders original members - Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay, Phil Volk (Fang) Smity , and Doc Holiday . Doc was replaced by Drake Levin until the second album when he was drafted and Harpo replaced him. In 1968 Fang ,Harpo and Smity left the group to form the Brotherhood rock group. Joe Jr, , Freddy Weller, and Charlie Coe joined the group at this point . After two albums Charlie left the group and was replaced by an old Where the Action solo artist Kieth Allison. A little while later Joe Jr left the group and Smity came back to the group which is basically how the group ended there recording career in 1973 . Throughout this entire period Paul and Mark both were always in the group. Today Paul still tours with the Raiders and Mark is continuing with his solo career. Make sure you check out the Mark Lindsay webpage also on this website.
The Song Melody Of a Unknown Girl by The Raiders only has a intro to the song as far as vocal and the same song by Mark Lindsay with Unknowns has full vocals .
Terry Melcher was also involved a lot with the group recordings as a Producer and singing on the albums and was known as the Sixth Raider. Terry Was the son of Doris Day and later went on to work with the Beach Boys and The Byrds.
Terry Melcher and Mark Lindsay shared a house together which was owned by Terry which he decided to rent two weeks before the Manson murders took place inside this house. More Information on this subject on my Beach Boys page.
The Beach Boys and Paul Revere and the Raiders toured together.
Before the official release of The Raiders song LET ME they sent it the FM underground radio stations as a song by a group called PINK PUZZ and the stations loved it but when it was released as a Raiders song on their album called PINK PUZZ they stopped playing it. At this time in Rock History AM radio was still popular and played the top40 but FM was just starting and was playing the stronger rock songs.
The song Hungry
, Mark Lindsay could not get the sound he wanted until he totally stripped down
in the studio and went wild on the song like he wanted to record this song.
Mark Lindsay and all the Raiders could be found in all the Teen magazines during
the sixties maybe more than any other group.
The Raiders did a few TV commercials for GM making records like SS396 / Corvair Baby and The Judge
In the later half of the groups career
Mark Lindsay produce most of the albums.
Also in this era Mark sang the lead vocal on all of the songs
plus wrote many of the songs.
Mark Lindsay
produced a Disco version of the Song KICKS in 1981
mark also produced the theme song from the TV show Mark and Mindy and he
produced many other songs for different artist.
Sundazed Records has released all of The Raiders albums with bonus tracks except for the last two albums Indian Reservation and Country Wine.
The Raiders single Indian Reservation was originally recorded as a Mark Lindsay solo song but then he decided to release it under the group's name.
The Raiders single Indian Reservation was Colombia's all time best selling single! The Song remained the labels #1 song until Jackson recorded the song Thriller more than ten years later.
The Song Indian Reservation was the Raiders only #1 hit song and it was originally to be released under Mark Lindsay name only but he decided to release the song under the group name after it was recorded.
We Like to Thank You and you know Who You are!
MARK LINDSAY'S ROCK AND ROLL CAFE'
Mark and Deb Lindsay opened this Cafe' in 2007 and it has all of Mark's Rock And Roll Collectables inside of it plus good Hamburgers
Mark's GOLD Records
Mark's Raider Jackets
Mark Broadcasting from his Radio Studio inside the cafe on the CBS station KHITS106.7
WHO WAS THAT MAN WITH THE PONYTAIL?
Paul Revere And The Raiders Page
Official Page Of Paul Revere And The Raiders
BRADCO
RAIDER LINKS PAGE
RAIDERS LEGEND PAGE
Raiders 67 Booklet Page
Rock Roll Hall of Fame
Sony Music Online
NOTE: All albums are now available on cd at either Sundazed Records or Mark Lindsay 's websites .
Paul Revere is touring with his Group!
Mark now has a radio show on khits 106.7 FM WCBS in PORTLAND which can be heard on Saturday evenings at www.khits1067.com
ALSO VISIT OUR OTHER BRADCO WEBSITES ABOUT THE RAIDERS!
OTHER Bradco RAIDERS WEBSITEShttp://www.bradcoweb.com/rockgroups/otherriaders.htm
www.marklindsay.com---------- Mark's official website
www.khits1067.com --------------------Mark radio show on Saturday night
www.marklindsaycafe.com--------- Mark Lindsay 's Rock and Roll Cafe'
Mark's Music Company ------ NorthRiver Entertainment
RAIDER FANS DID ASSIST ME COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE GROUP AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM NOW AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE SO THANKS AGAIN!
THANK YOU ! Tom's Raiderettes
WHO WAS THAT MAN WITH THE PONYTAIL?
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