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The band originally started calling themselves the Downbeats. When they started recording, record company executives disliked the name and they took their name as an embellishment from his name and the reputation of folk hero Paul Revere. He had the band dress in Revolutionary War uniforms, giving the band a distinctive look. [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 Revere's 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.
Paul Revere & the Raiders are an American rock band from Boise, Idaho. Formed in 1958, the band released their first hit single three years later, "Like, Long Hair", which reached number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]
Here They Come! is the third studio album by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders and the group's first release on Columbia Records. [2] It was released on May 3, 1965. The first side of the album, produced by Bruce Johnston, features cover songs that were recorded live.
"In My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on their 1965 studio album, Rubber Soul. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which there is dispute over the primary author; John Lennon wrote the lyrics, but he and Paul McCartney later disagreed over who wrote the melody. [3]
"In My Room" (The Beach Boys) [7] "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (Paul Revere & the Raiders) [5] [1] "It Never Rains in Southern California" (Albert Hammond) [1] "It's Getting Better" (Cass Elliot) "It's Over" (Roy Orbison) [13] [3] "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (The Carpenters) [15]
The album contains nine cover songs and was recorded primarily with singer Mark Lindsay and session musicians. Lindsay was backed by members of The Wrecking Crew on the "Indian Reservation" single and initially considered releasing the song as a solo recording. No other members of the Raiders contributed to the track.
Phillip Edward Volk (born October 25, 1945) is an American musician. As the bassist of Paul Revere & the Raiders from 1965 to 1967, Volk appeared in over 750 television shows, 520 of which were episodes of the Dick Clark production, Where the Action Is, which aired daily from 1965 to 1967.