R.I.P Paul Revere (Of Paul Revere & The Raiders)
Paul Revere, leader of 1960’s rockers Paul Revere & The Raiders has passed away at the age of 76. Despite the fact that they were teenage pinups and featured heavily on Dick Clark’s TV series Where The Action Is, The Raiders were one of the hardest rocking bands of the era. With pony-tailed vocalist Mark Lindsay leading the charge and Paul Revere parked behind his organ, The Raiders cranked out hit after hit between 1964 and 1971 including such AM radio classics as Good Thing, Kicks, Steppin’ Out and Just Like Me. Revere was the constant in the band touring with them from 1958 until this past July when he could finally rock no more.
Click here to listen to Steppin’ Out from 1965:
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October 6, 2014 @ 4:15 pm
that hurts me more than most, like lou reed (the increasingly crashing bore) whom i can live with out but . . .
okay he wasn’t “the raiders” etc etc
but
those garageband songs, those clothes, that sound . . .
did he die while on one of those terrible oldies cruise ships cranking our hits (but not great airplane strike etc)?
probably at home
gee . . . kicks do just keep getting harder to find in these kardashian/britney days
i’m off to play old records, notably this one!
http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/essentialelsewhere/2154/paul-revere-and-the-raiders-greatest-hits-1967/
October 8, 2014 @ 8:24 am
Kicks just keep getting harder to find.RIP
October 8, 2014 @ 6:53 pm
Great rundown on Paul Revere on RNZ today. You’re a true fan.you could have played Good Thing in place of Indian Reservation! But at least you didn’t play Ballad of Paul Revere!
October 8, 2014 @ 7:14 pm
I hear ya. I was listening to Good Thing just now.