“The Raiders were Pacific north-westerners, formed in Portland in 1961. They evolved out of the Boise band, the Downbeats, named after a jazz magazine. The common misperception was that ‘Paul Revere’ was an alias, a convenient appropriation of a historical figure for showbiz purposes. Fortunately, the Raider founder, Idahoan-born Paul Revere Dick, when choosing between his memorable surnames, prudently selected the historical hook over the one susceptible to adolescent anatomy humor. Columbia signed the band on the strength of their unique garage, pop-rock, and R&B sound, or, more simply put by lead singer mark Lindsay, their being ‘a bunch of white bread kids doing their best to sound black’” (George Plasketes, Popular Music & Society, Oct. 2015).
Paul Revere (1938-2014) and the Raiders “Just Like Me”
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