[31] Revere announced his retirement from the music business at the end of 1976, but was back on the road by 1978 with a new cast of Raiders. Charlie Coe, who had played guitar for the group in 1963, rejoined the band on bass, and Joe Correro, Jr. was recruited as the new drummer. Paul Revere, leader and organ player of instrumental rock group Paul Revere & The Raiders, has died at age 76. Paul Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at his home in Idaho, says Revere's manager Roger Hart. Soon afterward, Hart became the group's personal manager. 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. Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston on December 21, 1734, according to the Old Style calendar then in use, or January 1, 1735, in the modern calendar. He was 76. Levin, Volk, and Smith flew to New York together when the Raiders were booked to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. The first to leave was Valley, who then embarked on a solo career. The band appeared regularly in the U.S. on national television, most notably on Dick Clark's Where the Action Is, Happening '68, and It's Happening, the latter two co-hosted by Revere and Lindsay. In attendance were Mark Lindsay, Phil "Fang" Volk, and Roger Hart to accept their awards. At the height of the group's popularity, Valley, Volk, and Smith left the band. 4) and "Him or Me – What's It Gonna Be?" [9] The circumstance of their meeting was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere", recorded by the group. Phil Volk tours with his own band, Fang and the Gang. In August 1968, bassist Coe left the group again to get married; he was replaced by former Action heartthrob Keith Allison. The success of "Let Me" allowed Paul Revere and the Raiders to tour Europe with the Beach Boys in the summer of 1969 (they also recorded two songs for the long running German music program Beat-Club at this time). In 2000 Sundazed Records released a two-CD package entitled Mojo Workout that focused on the R&B and soul sounds from early in the Raiders' Columbia career. Dowler, also an actor and filmmaker, appeared in such films as Eagle Eye with Billy Bob Thornton and Hancock with Will Smith. learned to make things out of silver and gold even though it was hard and difficult to learn, he worked until he was successful at being a silversmith. Since 1967, he has been married to Where The Action Is regular Tina Mason. "Near Lexington there is a group of Americans with a special score to settle – Captain John Parker and … In October 2014, the band's web site announced that Revere had died "peacefully" on October 4, 2014, at his Garden Valley, Idaho home, a "small estate overlooking a tranquil river canyon", from cancer. Revere continued with a relatively stable lineup through the 80's and 90's, featuring longtime members Omar Martinez (drums and vocals since 1972), Doug Heath (guitarist for the Raiders since 1973), Ron Foos (bass, Allison's replacement in 1975), and lead vocalist Carlo Driggs (who replaced Michael Bradley). Hart had a casual conversation with a bank teller who told him about a band called "Paul Revere-something". David Bowie covered "Louie, Go Home". Nervous citizens felt reassured that some good safe things never changed". He was signed as a solo artist by Dunhill Records and released two singles. 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His father, a French Huguenot born Apollos Rivoire, came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, became known as "the madman of rock and roll" for his theatrical colonial wardrobe and infectious onstage persona with the band. 6), "The Great Airplane Strike" (no. He was 76. [3][34], On October 10, 2014 at the Los Angeles Forum, Tom Petty performed "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", dedicating it to Paul Revere, acknowledging his passing that week. [33], On October 13, 2007, Paul Revere & the Raiders, along with their manager Roger Hart, were inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. On September 19, 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 of natural causes on March 6, 2001, three weeks before his 59th birthday. This configuration even appeared as "Paul Revere's Raiders" without Paul, for a while in 1978. In protest, Revere leads a group in destroying the tea by throwing it in the harbor on December 16, 1773. In 1773 he donned Indian garb and joined 50 other patriots in the Boston Tea Party protest against parliamentary taxation without representation. [1], Initially based in Boise, Idaho, the Raiders began as an instrumental rock band led by organist and founder Paul Revere Dick (1938–2014). [11][12] When Revere was drafted for military service, he became a conscientious objector[9] and worked as a cook at a mental institution for a year and a half of deferred service. The quintet of Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay, Drake Levin, Phil Volk, and Mike Smith reunited for Dick Clark on national television in 1979 and performed a medley of their biggest hits. The band became notable for a string of hits from the early 1960s to the early 1970s and thrust Revere into the position of a celebrity. Of the seven leading groups of patriots in Boston who were leaders and organizers of the rebellion against England, Revere was a member of 5. (Mann later revealed in interviews that the song was written about their friend, fellow 1960s songwriter Gerry Goffin, whose ongoing drug problems were interfering with his career and his relationship with then wife Carole King. [9][27] Collage proved to be a commercial failure (#154 on the Billboard 200) and Lindsay began to turn toward solo projects. )[18], In mid-1967, with three gold albums to their credit, the Raiders were Columbia's top-selling rock group; their Greatest Hits was one of two releases selected by Clive Davis to test a higher list price for albums expected to be particularly popular (along with Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits).[19]. Revere was upset about Valley, Volk, and Smith leaving the group, blaming Levin for their departures. [citation needed]. 400 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), "Hungry", "Good Thing", "Him or Me – What's It Gonna Be?" Under the guidance of producer Terry Melcher, the group relocated to Los Angeles and increasingly emulated the sounds of British Invasion bands such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Dave Clark Five, and the Animals, while adding an American, R&B feel. [25], In an effort to change the band's sound and image, its name was officially shortened to The Raiders (shown simply as Raiders on the singles),[26] while the 1970 album Collage was an attempt to move in another musical direction. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 17, 1961. 20), "Good Thing" (no. Paul Revere, organist and ringleader of the long-running rock band the Raiders, passed away October 4th at his home in Idaho, the band’s official website revealed. "[14] Whether the Raiders or the Kingsmen recorded "Louie Louie" first is not certain; however, both groups recorded it in the same studio NorthWestern Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings, Inc. (NWI) in Portland, Oregon, in April 1963. He was 76. [42], Paul Revere & the Raiders feature heavily in the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's 2019 comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, namely the tracks "Hungry", "Mr. Sun, Mr. 5). [9] Around this time, KISN DJ Roger Hart, who was producing teen dances, was looking for a band to hire. "From Day 1, we've always been a party band that accidentally had some hit records and accidentally got on a hit television series," Revere told The Associated Press in a 2000 interview. In 2014, Revere commissioned Dowler to compose an album of original songs for a new Raider album, the first all original album in 35 years. Lindsay continued his solo career, having previously landed a hit single in late 1969 with Kenny Young's "Arizona". Formerly a vice president at Thomas Nelson, he is the author of the fascinating Independence-era biography, The Revolutionary Paul Revere. )[citation needed], In a memorable event, Revere married for the second time on July 4, Bicentennial Year 1976 onstage at a Raiders show. The English merchant ship Dartmouth arrives in Boston harbor, carrying tea under terms of the controversial British law, the Tea Act. After two final singles for Warner Bros. records in 1977, Lindsay turned his attentions to film scoring and commercials. [2][3] The band relocated to Portland, Oregon, when Revere returned from serving in the armed forces in 1962. During the same time period, Lindsay pumped gas in Wilsonville, Oregon. Roger Hart, manager for Paul Revere and the Raiders, said he died Saturday at … They both reside in Idaho. In 2010, the band was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. The following month, Volk and Smith left, subsequently rejoining Levin to form a band called "Brotherhood". No cause of … Hart obtained Revere's phone number and they met for lunch. The performer, who was dubbed … "Treated at the Mayo Clinic, Paul stayed on the road as long as he could, then retired recently back to Idaho, where he and his wife, Sydney, always kept a home.". Paul Revere was an early revolutionary from Boston who made a number of key connections with leaders of the Loyal Nine and Sons of Liberty. While the band's line-up changed over the past 50 years, Revere remained a constant presence with the group and he continued touring until earlier this year. Business was so poor that an attempt was made to seize his property in late 1765. Paul Revere, leader of the 1960s rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders, died Saturday at his home in Idaho at age 76, according to the band’s website.. "[9], Country music was the choice of former guitarist Freddy Weller, who had much success on the country charts before, starting with his country version of Joe South's "Games People Play" in 1969 reaching no. – plus the platinum-certified 1971 comeback no. The Best of The Monkees. Paul Revere, front, and the Raiders are seen in character, in July 1967. In 1972, the Raiders' last attempt at a pop album, Country Wine, failed to crack the Billboard 200. Carl "Carlo" Driggs, Paul Revere & the Raiders' longest-serving lead singer (a 20-year-plus span), was formerly lead vocalist for Kracker, a band that toured Europe as an opening act for (and had their albums distributed outside America by) the Rolling Stones. [15] 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. 19 and consisted mainly of covers. [16], In 1965 the Raiders began recording a string of garage rock classics. [14] According to Lindsay, the Raiders were a "bunch of white-bread kids doing their best to sound black. In 2001, the Raiders released "Ride to the Wall", featuring several new songs, along with their versions of 1960s hits, with proceeds going to help veterans of the Vietnam War. Revere's business began to suffer when the British economy entered a recession in the years following the Seven Years' War, and declined further when the Stamp Act of 1765 resulted in a further downturn in the Massachusetts economy. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100), "Hungry" (no. Paul Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at his home in Idaho, says Revere's manager Roger Hart. [35], Joe Correro Jr., the Raiders' drummer from 1967 to 1971, performs as part of the Los Angeles-based Richard Sherman Trio jazz combo. The band's biggest smash came in 1971 with "Indian Reservation.". What is a militia? . Paul Revere, the longtime leader and organist of Paul Revere & the Raiders, died on Oct. 4 at the age of 76. [citation needed]. (Freddy's stint was 1967–1973. "He'd been quiet about it for some time," Hart said. Signature songs include multiple major mid-1960s chart hits – "Just Like Me", "Kicks" (ranked no. Paul Revere and the Raiders served as the house band for the Dick Clark TV show "Where the Action Is" and made an appearance as themselves in the "Batman" TV series starring Adam West. Later that year, they began preparation on what was to be their fourth album in two years, Love Music. This weekly series was joined from July to September that year by a Clark-produced daily series It's Happening, also hosted by Revere and Lindsay. [41] The group then became "Paul Revere’s Raiders". Paul Revere, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, has died. . It drew a glowing review from Rolling Stone magazine, with critic Lenny Kaye singling out Lindsay for praise: "[He] never fails to give the impression that he knows what he's doing. [9], The Raiders achieved their biggest 1970s success with their cover of John D. Loudermilk's "Indian Reservation", which was brought to the group by Columbia A&R man while they were working on an album. [16] Weller and Smith departed in December 1972, Weller being replaced by guitarist Doug Heath. Front L–R: Paul Revere, Mike Smith. The success of the single was followed by the album of the same name that reached No. "Optical Sound: The Technicolor Tales Behind the Numerous Nuggets" (track-by-track booklet liner notes). [citation needed], Another Darren, Darren Dowler, followed Darrin Medley as lead vocalist of the Raiders. Paul Revere was born January 1, 1735, in Boston, Massachusetts. Keith Allison departed in April 1975, to be replaced by current Raider bassist Ron Foos. 1942),[13] a drummer who would spend two extended periods with the band. Levin held no grudges about this; he showed Weller the chords to the songs and watched from the wings as the Raiders made their one and only appearance on Sullivan's show on April 30, 1967. 11, 1965) was one of the first rock records to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo, performed by guitarist Drake Levin.[9]. He was 76. The Paisley Underground, garage rock revival, and grunge movements all acknowledged the Raiders' influence. The leader of one of the most colorful bands in Rock history was born Paul Revere Dick on January 7th, 1938 in Harvard, Nebraska, and grew up in Boise, Idaho. Moon", and "Let Me", which became their first gold record. Moon" (1969) – and the 1968 B-side "Theme From It's Happening". [40] His funeral, held at the Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise, Idaho, was attended by, amongst others, former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne. He was 62.[39]. The group expanded to include drummer Omar Martinez and keyboardist Bob Wooley. He followed this with his tenure in the Latin/disco group Foxy, who scored a no. Paul Revere, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, has died. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Joe Correro departed after their spring tour ended, to be replaced by his predecessor Mike Smith. Paul Revere, front, and the Raiders are seen in character, in July 1967. [16] Drake Levin rejoined the band on guitar to finish the spring 1967 tour. -A leader of the patriots-Spoke out against the Stamp Act-Left Boston for Lexington, where the British hoped to capture him-Warned by Paul Revere that the British wanted to capture him-Escaped capture with Sam Adams-Anxious to fight the British Paul Revere became an active political leader as member of various Whig groups, such as the Sons of Liberty, the North End Caucus, and the Long Room Club. Their first major national hit, "Just Like Me" (no. Righteous Brothers Bill Medley's son, Darrin, sang and performed with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Paul Revere, 60s rocker and leader of the band known for their American Revolution outfits and colonial hats died over the weekend.