Remembering Paul Revere on the anniversary of his birthday Born Paul Revere Dick (January 7, 1938 – October 4, 2014,) in Nebraska USA, relocated during early childhood to Idaho. Kicks -1966 youtu.be/IP8G4clUJBY ...Early Years Initially based in Boise, Idaho, the [Paul Revere And The] Raiders began as an instrumental rock band led by organist and founder Paul Revere Dick (January 7, 1938 – October 4, 2014). [2][3] In his early 20s, Revere owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho [4] and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon) [5] while picking up hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked [4] 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 Reveres 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. [6][7] When Revere was drafted for military service, he became a conscientious objector [4] 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 Reveres place on piano. [4] By summer 1962, Revere and Lindsay were working together again in Oregon with a version of the Raiders that featured Mike Smitty Smith, a drummer who would spend two extended periods with the band. [4] Around this time, KISN DJ Roger Hart, who was producing teen dances, was looking for a band to hire. Hart had a casual conversation with a bank teller who told him about a band called Paul Revere-something. Hart obtained Reveres phone number and they met for lunch. Hart hired the band for one of his teen dances. Soon afterward, Hart became the groups personal manager. It was Hart who suggested they record Louie Louie, for which Hart paid them about $50, producing the song and placing it on his Sandē label, ultimately attracting the attention of Columbia Records. [8] According to Lindsay, the Raiders were a bunch of white-bread kids doing their best to sound black. We got signed to Columbia on the strength of sounding like this. [8] Whether the Raiders or the Kingsmen recorded [cover version] Louie Louie first is not certain; however, both groups recorded it [cover version] in the same studio in Portland, Oregon, in April 1963. [9] By then, the Raiders included Revere, Lindsay, Smith, guitarist Drake Levin, and bassist Mike Doc Holliday, who was replaced in early 1965 by Phil Volk. [10]... ... [wikipedia Introduction] 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 number 400 on Rolling Stone magazines list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), Hungry (1966), Him Or Me -Whats It Gonna Be? (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic #1 single Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) (1971). [1] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere_%26_the_Raiders Additionally according to an Idaho News Release: ...Revere, 76, died Saturday at his home in Garden Valley, in Boise County. He had battled brain cancer for 18 months. Revere is survived by his wife of 34 years, Sydney Revere; daughter, Jodeen; son, Jamie; granddaughter, Lily; and sister, Virginia, all of whom live in Idaho. Revere was the organist and leader of Paul Revere & the Raiders, which recorded 23 consecutive hits in the 1960s as a leading American voice during the British Invasion. Dressed in over-the-top Revolutionary War-inspired stage garb, the Raiders were known for their slapstick live performances. Raiders lead singer Mark Lindsay, who was born in Eugene, Ore., but also grew up in Idaho, expressed his sadness at Reveres death in a posting on his Facebook page. We all know that Paul had been very ill for a while, and you always hope for the best — a miracle, maybe. But it just wasnt to be this time, Lindsay wrote. It is still surreal to think that he is gone. Im sure this cannot be an easy time for Sydney and all of Pauls family, and I wish them all the best, and peace. Around 1963, a frenetic Raiders show at the Hollywood Cinnamon Club caught the eye of Bill Medley, who sang in another band on its rise to fame, the Righteous Brothers. Medley and Revere became close friends and business partners. Decades later, the Raiders opened for the Righteous Brothers more than 1,000 times playing in Las Vegas and as a nightly act at Dick Clark American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Mo. Revere and his Raiders appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Revere was born as Paul Revere Dick in Harvard, Neb., in 1936. When he was a small boy, his family moved to [Idaho] Canyon County, and he graduated from Caldwell High School in 1956. He opened a barbershop as a teenager and attracted business by offering the haircut popular with the youth: the ducktail. By 19, he owned three barbershops and a drive-in restaurant, where he began performing with his band, The Downbeats. The band started playing Treasure Valley venues before moving to Portland and becoming Paul Revere & the Raiders. Revere legally changed his name to Paul Revere around that time. The Raiders graduated from regional attraction to national hit in the early 60s with hits such as Kicks and Moreen. After the Raiders disbanded in the 70s, Revere turned his attention to Boise real estate and development. He bought and sold high-dollar land in partnership with White-Leasure Development Co., including development of the Westpark Town Plaza and nearby parcels on Milwaukee Street. Revere also opened two nightclubs in Reno, Nev., during the 80s. Time away from music also freed up Revere to start the Ride to the Wall Foundation, which raises money for veteran causes. Revere started each performance by honoring the veterans in attendance. The Raiders played shows as well as devoted merchandise sales to veteran causes, including Stand Down events held annually around the country. The Raiders got back together in the 80s and played gigs at casinos, cruise ships, state fairs and other venues that keep a steady stream of reunion tours coming through. Several gigs were ongoing, including two a week opening for the Righteous Brothers at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1985 and 1986. The bands teamed up again at Dick Clarks American Bandstand Theater in the mid-2000s before the sputtering economy shut the operation down. Revere kept performing until April when the cancer and treatments sapped his strength. Revere sold his Branson house and moved back to Garden Valley... For more see Idaho Statesman at: idahostatesman/2014/10/07/3414814/public-invited-to-viewing-and.html
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