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Paul Revere & The Raiders Is An American Rock Band That Saw Enormous Mainstream Success In The 1960s Best-Known For Hits Like "Indian Reservation The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian " 1971 "Steppin' Out" & "Just Like Me" 1965 "Kicks" 1966 "Let Me" 1969 And "Hungry" 1966 . History Early Years The Group Initially Located In Boise Idaho Started As An Instrumental Rock Outfit Led By Organist Paul Revere Born Paul Revere Dick On January 7 1938 . 1 In His Early Twenties Revere Already Owned Several Restaurants In Caldwell Idaho Citation Needed And First Met Singer Mark Lindsay While Picking Up An Order Of Hamburger Buns From The Bakery Where Lindsay Worked Citation Needed 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 Regional Hit In 1961 With "Like Long Hair" An Instrumental. Revere Was Drafted Became A Conscientious Objector Citation Needed And Worked At A Mental Institution For A Year And A Half Of Deferred Service As A Cook While Mark Lindsay Worked At Pumping Gas In Wilsonville Oregon. Citation Needed It Was At This Point When KISN DJ Roger Hart Was Producing Teen Dances That He Was Looking For A Band For Hire. At A Local Bank Hart Had Casual Conversation With The Teller That Said She'd Heard Of Some Band Called Paul Revere Something. Hart Was Provided Revere's Phone Number And They Met For Lunch. After A Brief Negotiation Hart Had Hired Them For One Of His Teen Dances. Roger Hart Soon Became The Group's Personal Manager. It Was Roger Hart That Suggested They Record "Louie Louie" Which Hart Paid About $50 Producing It And Placing It On His SANDE Label Which In Turn Got The Attention Of Columbia Records. It's Debatable Who Recorded "Louie Louie" First However Both Groups Recorded In The Exact Same Studio Located In Portland Oregon. Although Beaten In The Charts By The Kingsmen's Version Paul Revere & The Raiders Got The Career. Citation Needed They Would Maintain A Huge Level Of Popularity In The Mid-1960s Beginning With "Steppin' Out" 1965 Which 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 Especially 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. Here They Were Presented As The American Response To The British Invasion. Playing On Paul Revere's Name The Group Wore American Revolutionary War Soldier Uniforms And Performed Slapstick Comedy And Synchronized Dance Steps While The Ponytailed Lindsay Lip Synched To Their Music. This Farcical Cartoonish Image Obscured The Proto-Hard Rock Sound That Their Music Often Took. The Raiders Were At One Point Endorsed By The Vox Amplifier Company Revere Used Their Vox Continental Combo Organ. Bassist Phil Volk Was Seen On Television Playing Their "coffin Bass" And Everyone Played Through Vox Super Beatle Amplifiers. The Group's Lineup During This Quintessential Hit-Making Period Included Revere Lindsay Drake Levin Lead Guitarist Phil "Fang" Volk Bass And Mike "Smitty" Smith Drums . Levin Left The Group In 1966 To Join The National Guard And Was Replaced By Jim Valley Another Northwest Musician The Raiders Had Met And Come To Admire During Their Days Playing The Portland And Seattle Circuit. Valley Was Dubbed "Harpo" By The Other Raiders Due To A Vague Resemblance To The Famous Marx Brother. Their Hits From The Mid-60s Included "Kicks" Billboard Pop Chart #4 "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" #7 "Good Thing" #5 "Hungry" #5 And "Great Airplane Strike" #20 . Of These "Kicks" Became Their Best-Known Song An Anti-Drug Message Written By Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil That Was Originally Earmarked For The Animals. In Mid-1967 With Three Gold Albums To Their Credit They Were Columbia Records' Top-Selling Rock Group Their Greatest Hits Album Was One Of Two Releases Selected By Clive Davis To Try Out A Higher List Price For Albums Expected To Be Particularly Popular Along With Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. At The Height Of Their Popularity The Power Trio Of The Raiders Left The Group. Disenchanted That The Band Was Not Being Allowed To Evolve Into A More Egalitarian Creative Team Miffed At Being Replaced By Studio Musicians On The Records And Unhappy With The Continued Teen-Oriented Direction Of The Band At The Same Time As A Much More Serious Style Of Rock And Roll Was Coming To The Fore Bassist Phil Volk And Drummer Mike Smith Rejoined Guitarist Drake Levin To Form A Band Called The Brotherhood While Jim Valley Embarked On A Solo Career. Changing Tastes In The Late 1960s Rendered The Group Unfashionable But They Still Continued To Have Hits Through The Rest Of The Decade Such As "I Had A Dream" 1967 - #20 "Too Much Talk" 1968 - #18 And "Mr. Sun Mr. Moon" 1969 - #18 . Tensions Between Lindsay And Revere Increased During This Time Lindsay Wanted To Go More In The Direction Of Hard Rock Acts Like Led Zeppelin Or The James Gang While Revere Sought A Bubblegum Pop Direction Revere Turned Down An Offer To Play The Woodstock Festival . Lindsay's Vision For The Raiders Was Represented On Songs Such As "Let Me" 1969 - #20 - Gold Single "Powder Blue Mercedes Queen" 1972 - #54 And "Just Seventeen" 1970 - #70 And The 1970 Album Collage. By The Time Of The Release Of Collage The Band's Name Was Officially Shortened To The Raiders. Despite A Glowing Review In Rolling Stone Magazine Collage Was A Dismal Commercial Failure And Lindsay Began To Turn Towards Solo Projects. "Freeborn Man" A Song Written By Lindsay And Bassist Keith Allison Has Since Gone On To Be A Country Rock Standard Covered By The Outlaws Junior Brown And Glen Campbell Among Many Others. Ironically The Raiders Biggest Hit "Indian Reservation" 1971 - #1 - Gold Single Was Recorded As A Mark Lindsay Solo Session And Included Input From No One Else In The Band Citation Needed . Revere Took The Unusual Step Of Promoting The Single By Riding Cross Country A Total Of Four Times. Plugging The Song At Every Market Available Revere's Efforts Paid Off And "Indian Reservation" Peaked At #1 For One Week In July 2 . "Indian Reservation" Was Columbia Records Biggest Selling Single For Almost A Decade Clearing Over 6 Million Units. They Followed This Success With A Top 20 Album Indian Reservation And The #24 Hit "Birds Of A Feather." In 1972 The Raiders Made One Last Attempt At A Pop Album With Country Wine But Columbia Was Sinking Money Into Other Acts Such As Blue Öyster Cult And Aerosmith And Country Wine And The Raiders Sank In The Resulting Quagmire. They Did Continue To Release Singles For Columbia Until Their Contract Expired In 1975. Their Last Hits Were "Country Wine" 1972 - #52 "Powder Blue Mercedes Queen 1972 - #54 "Song Seller" 1972 - #96 And "Love Music" 1973 - #97 . After Mark Lindsay Lineup Changes Ensued In 1975 As Guitarist Doug Heath And Bassist Ron Foos Joined. Lindsay Left The Band To Continue His Solo Career Having Previously Landing A Hit Single In Late 1969 With Kenny Young's "Arizona". After Two Final Singles For Warner Bros. Records In 1977 Mark Turned His Attentions To Film Scoring And Commercials. He Was Also Head Of A&R Artists & Repertoire For United Artists Records In The 70s. Country Music Was The Choice Of Former Guitarist Freddy Weller Who Had Much Success On The Country Charts After Leaving The Raiders Freddy's Stint Was 1967-1973 . Revere Continued To Put Together Successful Raiders Lineups With Other Lead Singers Such As Michael Bradley. In A Memorable Event Revere Married For The Second Time On The 4th Of July Bicentennial Year 1976 On Stage At A Raiders Show. Lindsay And To A Lesser Extent Producer Terry Melcher Had Clearly Been The Creative Center Of The Band. The Quintet Of Paul Revere Mark Lindsay Drake Levin Phil Volk And Mike Smith Reunited For Dick Clark On National Television In 1977 Doing A Medley Of Their Biggest Hits. The Punk Rock And New Wave Eras Would See A Wave Of Interest In The Raiders' Music "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" Was Covered By The Sex Pistols And Liverpool Band The Farm Although The Monkees' Cover Version Was Better Known Than The Raiders' Original And Later "Just Like Me" Would Be Covered By The Circle Jerks Joan Jett And Pat Benatar . David Bowie Covered "Louie Go Home" And The Who Took That Song And Changed The Title And Lyrics To "Lubie Go Home". "Hungry" Was Also Covered By Sammy Hagar And The New Waver David Edwards Did A Killer Cover Of "Kicks". The Flamin' Groovies Tackled Two Raiders Songs "Him Or Me What's It Gonna Be?" And "Ups And Downs" And The Morrells Did A Country-Tinged Arrangement Of "Ups And Downs" As Well. The Paisley Underground Garage Rock Revival And Grunge Movements Would All Acknowledge The Raiders' Influence. Revere Has Continued To Play Shows On The Oldies Circuit And In Branson Missouri With Various Raiders. 1 Lindsay Is Semi-Retired And Lives In Portland Oregon Where He Hosts A Radio Show On A Local Station KLTH 106.7FM. 2 Keith Allison Who Played In The Raiders From 1968 To 1975 Has Since Gone Into Acting And Has Appeared In The Film Gods And Generals. 3 In 1997 The Group's Classic 1966 Midnight Ride Lineup Singer Mark Lindsay Guitarist Drake Levin Bassist Phil "Fang" Volk And Drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith Reunited In Full Costume Though Without Revere Himself For A 30th Anniversary Performance In Portland. Smith Died Four Years Later. In 2000 Sundazed Records Released A Two CD Package Entitled Mojo Workout That Focused On The Raiders' Early R&B And Soul Sounds From Early In Their Columbia Career. Original Bassist Phil "Fang" Volk Currently Tours With His Own Band "Fang And The Gang." Guitarist Drake Levin Also Performs On Occasion In The San Francisco Bay Area. After Their Stints In The Raiders Levin Volk And Original Drummer Smitty Briefly Performed Together As The Brotherhood. After Leaving The Raiders In 1967 Jim Valley Continued To Perform And Hone His Songwriting Skills In A Variety Of Acts. In The Early 1980s He Was Encouraged By Educational Professionals To Use His Musical Talent To Help Inspire School Kids. He Is Now An Acclaimed And Award-Winning Children's Music Artist And Educator Traveling The World As An Emissary Of The "Rainbow Planet". Now Living Back In His Native Pacific Northwest Valley Also Continues To Write And Record His Own Albums. On October 13 2007 Paul Revere & The Raiders Were Officially Inducted Along With Their Manager Roger Hart Into The Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. In Attendance Was Mark Lindsay Phil "Fang" Volk And Roger Hart To Accept Their Awards. Discography W/U.S. Billboard Chart Peak Positions Singles- The Early Years 1960-1964 As PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS * Beatnik Sticks / Orbit The Spy Gardena 106 1960 * Paul Revere's Ride / Unfinished Fifth Gardena 115 1961 * Like Long Hair US #38 / Sharon Gardena 116 1961 * Like Charleston / Midnight Ride Gardena 118 1961 * All Night Long / Groovy Gardena 124 1961 * Like Bluegrass / Leatherneck Gardena 127 1962 * Shake It Up Pt 1 / Shake It Up Pt 2 Gardena 131 1962 * Tall Cool One / Road Runner Gardena 137 1962 * So Fine / Blues Stay Away Jerden 807 1963 * Louie Louie / Night Train Sande 101 1963 * Louie Louie US #103 / Night Train Columbia 42814 1963 * Louie Louie Go Home US #118 / Have Love Will Travel Columbia 43008 1964 * Over You US #133 / Swim Columbia 43114 1964 * Ooh Poo Pah Doo / Sometimes US #131 Columbia 43273 1964 Singles During The Hit-Making Years 1965-1971 * Steppin' Out US #46 / Blue Fox Columbia 43375 1965 * Just Like Me US #11 / B.F.D.R.F. Blues Columbia 43461 1965 * Kicks US #4 / Shake It Up Columbia 43556 1966 * Kicks / Kicks Promo Only Columbia 43556 1966 * Hungry US #6 / There She Goes Columbia 43678 1966 * The Great Airplane Strike US #20 / In My Community Columbia 43810 1966 * Good Thing US #4 / Undecided Man Columbia 43907 1966 * Ups And Downs US #22 / Leslie Columbia 44018 1967 * Him Or Me What's It Gonna Be US #5 / Legend Of Paul Revere Columbia 44094 1967 * I Had A Dream US #17 / Upon Your Leaving Columbia 44207 1967 * Io Sogno Te Aka I Had A Dream / Little Girl Aka Little Girl In The 4th Row CBS 1967 * Peace Of Mind US #42 / Do Unto Others US #102 Columbia 44335 1967 * Rain Sleet Snow / Brotherly Love Columbia 44376 1967 * Too Much Talk US #19 / Happening '68 Columbia 44444 1968 * Don't Take It So Hard US #27 / Observation From Flight 285 In 3/4 Time Columbia 44553 1968 * Cinderella Sunshine US #58 / Theme From 'It's Happening' Columbia 44655 1968 * Mr Sun Mr Moon US #18 / Without You Columbia 44744 1969 * Let Me US #20 / I Don't Know Columbia 44854 1969 * We Gotta All Get Together US #50 / Frankfort Side Street Columbia 44970 1969 As THE RAIDERS * Just Seventeen US #82 / Sorceress With Blue Eyes Columbia 45082 1970 * Gone Movin' On US #120 / Interlude To Be Forgotten Columbia 45150 1970 * Indian Reservation The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian US #1 / Terry's Tune Columbia 45332 1971 * Birds Of A Feather US #23 / The Turkey Columbia 45453 1971 1970s-Forward * Country Wine US #51 / It's So Hard Getting Up Today Columbia 45535 1972 * Powder Blue Mercedes Queen US #54 / Golden Girls Sometimes Columbia 45601 1972 * Song Seller US #96 / A Simple Song Columbia 45688 1972 * Love Music US #97 / Goodbye No. 9 Columbia 45759 1973 * If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You / Seaboard Line Boogie Columbia 45898 1974 As PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS * Your Love Is The Only Love /Gonna Have A Good Time Columbia 10126 1975 * The British Are Coming 20th Century 1976 * Ain't Nothin' Wrong/You're Really Saying Something Drive 1976 * Kicks Live '82 RaiderAmerica 1982 * Jingle Bells/ B Side By Dean Torrence And Mike Love Primore 1983 Albums * Like Long Hair Gardena LP-G 1000 1961 * Paul Revere And The Raiders Sande S-1001 1963 * Here They Come Columbia CL-2307/CS-9107 U.S. #71 1964 Front Cover Features Bassist Mike "Doc" Holiday. Early Pressings Feature Holiday's Name On Back Cover Later Pressings Feature New Liner Notes And Holiday's Replacement Phil "Fang" Volk * Just Like Us Columbia CL-2451/CS-9251 U.S. #5 1965 * Midnight Ride Columbia CL-2508/CS-9308 U.S. #9 1966 * In The Beginning Jerden JRL-7004 1966 * The Spirit Of '67 Columbia CL-2595/CS-9395 U.S. #9 1967 * Paul Revere And The Raiders Greatest Hits Columbia KCL-2662/KCS-9462 U.S. #9 1967 * Revolution! Columbia CL-2721/CS-9521 U.S. #25 1967 * A Christmas Present ... And Past Columbia CL-2755/CS-9555 U.S. #10-Special Christmas Charts 1967 * Goin' To Memphis Columbia CL-2805/CS-9605 U.S. #61 1968 Although Credited To Paul Revere & The Raiders Only Paul Revere And Mark Lindsay Appear On This Album * Something Happening Columbia CS-9665 U.S. #122 1968 * Hard'n Heavy With Marshmallow Columbia CS-9753 U.S. #51 1969 Early Pressings Feature Black And White Front Cover Photo Later Pressings Feature Different Photo In Color * Two All-Time Great Selling LP's Columbia GP-12 U.S. #166 1969 Repackage Of "Spirit Of '67" And "Revolution" Albums * Alias Pink Puzz Columbia CS-9905 U.S. #48 1969 * Paul Revere And The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay Harmony KH-30089 1970 * Collage Columbia CS-9964 U.S. #154 1970 * Good Thing Harmony KH-30975 1971 * The Raiders Greatest Hits Vol 2 Columbia C-30386 1971 * Indian Reservation Columbia C-30768 U.S. #19 1971 * Movin' On Harmony KH-31183 1972 * Country Wine Columbia KC-31196 1972 * All Time Greatest Hits Columbia KG-31464 U.S. #143 1972 * Special Edition Featuring Michael Bradley Raider 1982 * Great Raider Reunion ERA 1983 * Paul Revere Rides Again Hitbound 1983 * Generic Rock Album 1984 * Still Live 1984 * Just Like Us! Sundazed 1998 * Midnight Ride Sundazed 2000 * Mojo Workout Sundazed 2000 * Alias Pink Puzz Repertoire 2001 * Something Happening Repertoire 2001 * Ride To The Wall Rhino 2001 * Hard 'N' Heavy Repertoire 2003 * Ride To The Wall Vol. 2 Rhino 2005 * Anthology Kicks! 1963-1972 Raven Records/AUS 2005
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Paul Revere & The Raiders Is An American Rock Band That Saw Enormous Mainstream Success In The 1960s Best-Known For Hits Like "Indian Reservation The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian " 1971 "Steppin' Out" & "Just Like Me" 1965 "Kicks" 1966 "Let Me" 1969 And "Hungry" 1966 . History Early Years The Group Initially Located In Boise Idaho Started As An Instrumental Rock Outfit Led By Organist Paul Revere Born Paul Revere Dick On January 7 1938 . 1 In His Early Twenties Revere Already Owned Several Restaurants In Caldwell Idaho Citation Needed And First Met Singer Mark Lindsay While Picking Up An Order Of Hamburger Buns From The Bakery Where Lindsay Worked Citation Needed 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 Regional Hit In 1961 With "Like Long Hair" An Instrumental. Revere Was Drafted Became A Conscientious Objector Citation Needed And Worked At A Mental Institution For A Year And A Half Of Deferred Service As A Cook While Mark Lindsay Worked At Pumping Gas In Wilsonville Oregon. Citation Needed It Was At This Point When KISN DJ Roger Hart Was Producing Teen Dances That He Was Looking For A Band For Hire. At A Local Bank Hart Had Casual Conversation With The Teller That Said She'd Heard Of Some Band Called Paul Revere Something. Hart Was Provided Revere's Phone Number And They Met For Lunch. After A Brief Negotiation Hart Had Hired Them For One Of His Teen Dances. Roger Hart Soon Became The Group's Personal Manager. It Was Roger Hart That Suggested They Record "Louie Louie" Which Hart Paid About $50 Producing It And Placing It On His SANDE Label Which In Turn Got The Attention Of Columbia Records. It's Debatable Who Recorded "Louie Louie" First However Both Groups Recorded In The Exact Same Studio Located In Portland Oregon. Although Beaten In The Charts By The Kingsmen's Version Paul Revere & The Raiders Got The Career. Citation Needed They Would Maintain A Huge Level Of Popularity In The Mid-1960s Beginning With "Steppin' Out" 1965 Which 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 Especially 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. Here They Were Presented As The American Response To The British Invasion. Playing On Paul Revere's Name The Group Wore American Revolutionary War Soldier Uniforms And Performed Slapstick Comedy And Synchronized Dance Steps While The Ponytailed Lindsay Lip Synched To Their Music. This Farcical Cartoonish Image Obscured The Proto-Hard Rock Sound That Their Music Often Took. The Raiders Were At One Point Endorsed By The Vox Amplifier Company Revere Used Their Vox Continental Combo Organ. Bassist Phil Volk Was Seen On Television Playing Their "coffin Bass" And Everyone Played Through Vox Super Beatle Amplifiers. The Group's Lineup During This Quintessential Hit-Making Period Included Revere Lindsay Drake Levin Lead Guitarist Phil "Fang" Volk Bass And Mike "Smitty" Smith Drums . Levin Left The Group In 1966 To Join The National Guard And Was Replaced By Jim Valley Another Northwest Musician The Raiders Had Met And Come To Admire During Their Days Playing The Portland And Seattle Circuit. Valley Was Dubbed "Harpo" By The Other Raiders Due To A Vague Resemblance To The Famous Marx Brother. Their Hits From The Mid-60s Included "Kicks" Billboard Pop Chart #4 "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" #7 "Good Thing" #5 "Hungry" #5 And "Great Airplane Strike" #20 . Of These "Kicks" Became Their Best-Known Song An Anti-Drug Message Written By Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil That Was Originally Earmarked For The Animals. In Mid-1967 With Three Gold Albums To Their Credit They Were Columbia Records' Top-Selling Rock Group Their Greatest Hits Album Was One Of Two Releases Selected By Clive Davis To Try Out A Higher List Price For Albums Expected To Be Particularly Popular Along With Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. At The Height Of Their Popularity The Power Trio Of The Raiders Left The Group. Disenchanted That The Band Was Not Being Allowed To Evolve Into A More Egalitarian Creative Team Miffed At Being Replaced By Studio Musicians On The Records And Unhappy With The Continued Teen-Oriented Direction Of The Band At The Same Time As A Much More Serious Style Of Rock And Roll Was Coming To The Fore Bassist Phil Volk And Drummer Mike Smith Rejoined Guitarist Drake Levin To Form A Band Called The Brotherhood While Jim Valley Embarked On A Solo Career. Changing Tastes In The Late 1960s Rendered The Group Unfashionable But They Still Continued To Have Hits Through The Rest Of The Decade Such As "I Had A Dream" 1967 - #20 "Too Much Talk" 1968 - #18 And "Mr. Sun Mr. Moon" 1969 - #18 . Tensions Between Lindsay And Revere Increased During This Time Lindsay Wanted To Go More In The Direction Of Hard Rock Acts Like Led Zeppelin Or The James Gang While Revere Sought A Bubblegum Pop Direction Revere Turned Down An Offer To Play The Woodstock Festival . Lindsay's Vision For The Raiders Was Represented On Songs Such As "Let Me" 1969 - #20 - Gold Single "Powder Blue Mercedes Queen" 1972 - #54 And "Just Seventeen" 1970 - #70 And The 1970 Album Collage. By The Time Of The Release Of Collage The Band's Name Was Officially Shortened To The Raiders. Despite A Glowing Review In Rolling Stone Magazine Collage Was A Dismal Commercial Failure And Lindsay Began To Turn Towards Solo Projects. "Freeborn Man" A Song Written By Lindsay And Bassist Keith Allison Has Since Gone On To Be A Country Rock Standard Covered By The Outlaws Junior Brown And Glen Campbell Among Many Others. Ironically The Raiders Biggest Hit "Indian Reservation" 1971 - #1 - Gold Single Was Recorded As A Mark Lindsay Solo Session And Included Input From No One Else In The Band Citation Needed . Revere Took The Unusual Step Of Promoting The Single By Riding Cross Country A Total Of Four Times. Plugging The Song At Every Market Available Revere's Efforts Paid Off And "Indian Reservation" Peaked At #1 For One Week In July 2 . "Indian Reservation" Was Columbia Records Biggest Selling Single For Almost A Decade Clearing Over 6 Million Units. They Followed This Success With A Top 20 Album Indian Reservation And The #24 Hit "Birds Of A Feather." In 1972 The Raiders Made One Last Attempt At A Pop Album With Country Wine But Columbia Was Sinking Money Into Other Acts Such As Blue Öyster Cult And Aerosmith And Country Wine And The Raiders Sank In The Resulting Quagmire. They Did Continue To Release Singles For Columbia Until Their Contract Expired In 1975. Their Last Hits Were "Country Wine" 1972 - #52 "Powder Blue Mercedes Queen 1972 - #54 "Song Seller" 1972 - #96 And "Love Music" 1973 - #97 . After Mark Lindsay Lineup Changes Ensued In 1975 As Guitarist Doug Heath And Bassist Ron Foos Joined. Lindsay Left The Band To Continue His Solo Career Having Previously Landing A Hit Single In Late 1969 With Kenny Young's "Arizona". After Two Final Singles For Warner Bros. Records In 1977 Mark Turned His Attentions To Film Scoring And Commercials. He Was Also Head Of A&R Artists & Repertoire For United Artists Records In The 70s. Country Music Was The Choice Of Former Guitarist Freddy Weller Who Had Much Success On The Country Charts After Leaving The Raiders Freddy's Stint Was 1967-1973 . Revere Continued To Put Together Successful Raiders Lineups With Other Lead Singers Such As Michael Bradley. In A Memorable Event Revere Married For The Second Time On The 4th Of July Bicentennial Year 1976 On Stage At A Raiders Show. Lindsay And To A Lesser Extent Producer Terry Melcher Had Clearly Been The Creative Center Of The Band. The Quintet Of Paul Revere Mark Lindsay Drake Levin Phil Volk And Mike Smith Reunited For Dick Clark On National Television In 1977 Doing A Medley Of Their Biggest Hits. The Punk Rock And New Wave Eras Would See A Wave Of Interest In The Raiders' Music "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" Was Covered By The Sex Pistols And Liverpool Band The Farm Although The Monkees' Cover Version Was Better Known Than The Raiders' Original And Later "Just Like Me" Would Be Covered By The Circle Jerks Joan Jett And Pat Benatar . David Bowie Covered "Louie Go Home" And The Who Took That Song And Changed The Title And Lyrics To "Lubie Go Home". "Hungry" Was Also Covered By Sammy Hagar And The New Waver David Edwards Did A Killer Cover Of "Kicks". The Flamin' Groovies Tackled Two Raiders Songs "Him Or Me What's It Gonna Be?" And "Ups And Downs" And The Morrells Did A Country-Tinged Arrangement Of "Ups And Downs" As Well. The Paisley Underground Garage Rock Revival And Grunge Movements Would All Acknowledge The Raiders' Influence. Revere Has Continued To Play Shows On The Oldies Circuit And In Branson Missouri With Various Raiders. 1 Lindsay Is Semi-Retired And Lives In Portland Oregon Where He Hosts A Radio Show On A Local Station KLTH 106.7FM. 2 Keith Allison Who Played In The Raiders From 1968 To 1975 Has Since Gone Into Acting And Has Appeared In The Film Gods And Generals. 3 In 1997 The Group's Classic 1966 Midnight Ride Lineup Singer Mark Lindsay Guitarist Drake Levin Bassist Phil "Fang" Volk And Drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith Reunited In Full Costume Though Without Revere Himself For A 30th Anniversary Performance In Portland. Smith Died Four Years Later. In 2000 Sundazed Records Released A Two CD Package Entitled Mojo Workout That Focused On The Raiders' Early R&B And Soul Sounds From Early In Their Columbia Career. Original Bassist Phil "Fang" Volk Currently Tours With His Own Band "Fang And The Gang." Guitarist Drake Levin Also Performs On Occasion In The San Francisco Bay Area. After Their Stints In The Raiders Levin Volk And Original Drummer Smitty Briefly Performed Together As The Brotherhood. After Leaving The Raiders In 1967 Jim Valley Continued To Perform And Hone His Songwriting Skills In A Variety Of Acts. In The Early 1980s He Was Encouraged By Educational Professionals To Use His Musical Talent To Help Inspire School Kids. He Is Now An Acclaimed And Award-Winning Children's Music Artist And Educator Traveling The World As An Emissary Of The "Rainbow Planet". Now Living Back In His Native Pacific Northwest Valley Also Continues To Write And Record His Own Albums. On October 13 2007 Paul Revere & The Raiders Were Officially Inducted Along With Their Manager Roger Hart Into The Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. In Attendance Was Mark Lindsay Phil "Fang" Volk And Roger Hart To Accept Their Awards. Discography W/U.S. Billboard Chart Peak Positions Singles- The Early Years 1960-1964 As PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS * Beatnik Sticks / Orbit The Spy Gardena 106 1960 * Paul Revere's Ride / Unfinished Fifth Gardena 115 1961 * Like Long Hair US #38 / Sharon Gardena 116 1961 * Like Charleston / Midnight Ride Gardena 118 1961 * All Night Long / Groovy Gardena 124 1961 * Like Bluegrass / Leatherneck Gardena 127 1962 * Shake It Up Pt 1 / Shake It Up Pt 2 Gardena 131 1962 * Tall Cool One / Road Runner Gardena 137 1962 * So Fine / Blues Stay Away Jerden 807 1963 * Louie Louie / Night Train Sande 101 1963 * Louie Louie US #103 / Night Train Columbia 42814 1963 * Louie Louie Go Home US #118 / Have Love Will Travel Columbia 43008 1964 * Over You US #133 / Swim Columbia 43114 1964 * Ooh Poo Pah Doo / Sometimes US #131 Columbia 43273 1964 Singles During The Hit-Making Years 1965-1971 * Steppin' Out US #46 / Blue Fox Columbia 43375 1965 * Just Like Me US #11 / B.F.D.R.F. Blues Columbia 43461 1965 * Kicks US #4 / Shake It Up Columbia 43556 1966 * Kicks / Kicks Promo Only Columbia 43556 1966 * Hungry US #6 / There She Goes Columbia 43678 1966 * The Great Airplane Strike US #20 / In My Community Columbia 43810 1966 * Good Thing US #4 / Undecided Man Columbia 43907 1966 * Ups And Downs US #22 / Leslie Columbia 44018 1967 * Him Or Me What's It Gonna Be US #5 / Legend Of Paul Revere Columbia 44094 1967 * I Had A Dream US #17 / Upon Your Leaving Columbia 44207 1967 * Io Sogno Te Aka I Had A Dream / Little Girl Aka Little Girl In The 4th Row CBS 1967 * Peace Of Mind US #42 / Do Unto Others US #102 Columbia 44335 1967 * Rain Sleet Snow / Brotherly Love Columbia 44376 1967 * Too Much Talk US #19 / Happening '68 Columbia 44444 1968 * Don't Take It So Hard US #27 / Observation From Flight 285 In 3/4 Time Columbia 44553 1968 * Cinderella Sunshine US #58 / Theme From 'It's Happening' Columbia 44655 1968 * Mr Sun Mr Moon US #18 / Without You Columbia 44744 1969 * Let Me US #20 / I Don't Know Columbia 44854 1969 * We Gotta All Get Together US #50 / Frankfort Side Street Columbia 44970 1969 As THE RAIDERS * Just Seventeen US #82 / Sorceress With Blue Eyes Columbia 45082 1970 * Gone Movin' On US #120 / Interlude To Be Forgotten Columbia 45150 1970 * Indian Reservation The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian US #1 / Terry's Tune Columbia 45332 1971 * Birds Of A Feather US #23 / The Turkey Columbia 45453 1971 1970s-Forward * Country Wine US #51 / It's So Hard Getting Up Today Columbia 45535 1972 * Powder Blue Mercedes Queen US #54 / Golden Girls Sometimes Columbia 45601 1972 * Song Seller US #96 / A Simple Song Columbia 45688 1972 * Love Music US #97 / Goodbye No. 9 Columbia 45759 1973 * If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You / Seaboard Line Boogie Columbia 45898 1974 As PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS * Your Love Is The Only Love /Gonna Have A Good Time Columbia 10126 1975 * The British Are Coming 20th Century 1976 * Ain't Nothin' Wrong/You're Really Saying Something Drive 1976 * Kicks Live '82 RaiderAmerica 1982 * Jingle Bells/ B Side By Dean Torrence And Mike Love Primore 1983 Albums * Like Long Hair Gardena LP-G 1000 1961 * Paul Revere And The Raiders Sande S-1001 1963 * Here They Come Columbia CL-2307/CS-9107 U.S. #71 1964 Front Cover Features Bassist Mike "Doc" Holiday. Early Pressings Feature Holiday's Name On Back Cover Later Pressings Feature New Liner Notes And Holiday's Replacement Phil "Fang" Volk * Just Like Us Columbia CL-2451/CS-9251 U.S. #5 1965 * Midnight Ride Columbia CL-2508/CS-9308 U.S. #9 1966 * In The Beginning Jerden JRL-7004 1966 * The Spirit Of '67 Columbia CL-2595/CS-9395 U.S. #9 1967 * Paul Revere And The Raiders Greatest Hits Columbia KCL-2662/KCS-9462 U.S. #9 1967 * Revolution! Columbia CL-2721/CS-9521 U.S. #25 1967 * A Christmas Present ... And Past Columbia CL-2755/CS-9555 U.S. #10-Special Christmas Charts 1967 * Goin' To Memphis Columbia CL-2805/CS-9605 U.S. #61 1968 Although Credited To Paul Revere & The Raiders Only Paul Revere And Mark Lindsay Appear On This Album * Something Happening Columbia CS-9665 U.S. #122 1968 * Hard'n Heavy With Marshmallow Columbia CS-9753 U.S. #51 1969 Early Pressings Feature Black And White Front Cover Photo Later Pressings Feature Different Photo In Color * Two All-Time Great Selling LP's Columbia GP-12 U.S. #166 1969 Repackage Of "Spirit Of '67" And "Revolution" Albums * Alias Pink Puzz Columbia CS-9905 U.S. #48 1969 * Paul Revere And The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay Harmony KH-30089 1970 * Collage Columbia CS-9964 U.S. #154 1970 * Good Thing Harmony KH-30975 1971 * The Raiders Greatest Hits Vol 2 Columbia C-30386 1971 * Indian Reservation Columbia C-30768 U.S. #19 1971 * Movin' On Harmony KH-31183 1972 * Country Wine Columbia KC-31196 1972 * All Time Greatest Hits Columbia KG-31464 U.S. #143 1972 * Special Edition Featuring Michael Bradley Raider 1982 * Great Raider Reunion ERA 1983 * Paul Revere Rides Again Hitbound 1983 * Generic Rock Album 1984 * Still Live 1984 * Just Like Us! Sundazed 1998 * Midnight Ride Sundazed 2000 * Mojo Workout Sundazed 2000 * Alias Pink Puzz Repertoire 2001 * Something Happening Repertoire 2001 * Ride To The Wall Rhino 2001 * Hard 'N' Heavy Repertoire 2003 * Ride To The Wall Vol. 2 Rhino 2005 * Anthology Kicks! 1963-1972 Raven Records/AUS 2005
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