One of the most underrated bands in the 1960s. In his book, John Landecker called them (their early stuff) his all-time favorites behind the Rolling Stones. From today's RAMP newsletter...
Paul Revere, the namesake and leader of 1960s' band Paul Revere & The Raiders, died Saturday, Oct. 4 at his home in Garden Valley, ID after a battle with cancer. He was 76. Revere, who was born Paul Revere Dick, fashioned the look of the band from his "Paul Revere" persona, sporting what became their trademark flamboyant colonial wardrobe and matching tri-corner hats. The group took off in 1963 with a cover of "Louie, Louie" before releasing their own hits like "Kicks," "Hungry," "Good Thing," and their biggest hit, 1971's "Indian Reservation." Paul Revere and the Raiders went on to spend 1966-67 as the house band for the Dick Clark-created variety show Where The Action Is, and even appeared as themselves in the awesomely campy 1960's Batman TV series.
Here's that Batman appearance. They were the house band for Penguin's campaign for Mayor...
This one is my favorite Paul Revere song. By the way, Paul's the one on the keyboards. The lead singer is Mark Lindsay.
