Paul Revere & the Raiders
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Paul Revere & the Raiders were an American pop group who were popular in the 1960s. They started in Portland, Oregon in 1960.
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Background information | |
Also known as | The Downbeats |
Origin | Boise, Idaho, United States |
Genres | Pop rock, Rock & roll, Garage rock, Protopunk |
Years active | 1958-1976, 1978-present |
Website | http://www.paulrevereraiders.com |
Members | Paul Revere Doug Heath Ron Foos Darren Dowler Danny Krause Tommy Scheckel |
Past members | 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 Jamie Revere |
In 1971 the band had a number-one hit on the Billboard charts, with "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)".
The Raiders most well known lineup consisted of: Mark Lindsay (lead vocals), Drake Levin (guitar), Jim Valley (guitar), Phil Volk (bass), Paul Revere (keyboards) and Mike Smith (drums).'
The band claimed to have 23 hits from 1961 to 1972, more hits for a long period of time than even the likes of The Beatles did not achieve.