Paul Revere & the Raiders

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1987

First Recording: 1961

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Paul Revere & the Raiders
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Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
The Spirit of '67 (1966)
Midnight Ride (1966)
Midnight Ride (1967)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Just Like Me (1965)
Kicks (1966)
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (1966)
Good Thing (1966)
Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be? (1967)
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) (1971)

Paul Revere & the Raiders @ Wikipedia

Will Paul Revere & the Raiders be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
"Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction."
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This will probably be one of those 60s acts that will randomly show up within the next 3 years on the Nominations list. PR & the Raiders are reportedly one of Steven Van Sandt's favorites and I don't remember where I read it but he is shocked himself and he's questioning why they aren't in. He even made the comment they were the first to have a commercially successful anti-drug song. You know what that is. haha

As for now, the group will live on between the Ozark mountains in Branson until they get recognized again by the Hall.

Side note: I've always questioned why it was never called Mark Lindsay and the Raiders?

Posted by Jason Voigt on Wednesday, 09/18/2013 @ 21:16pm


Mark Lindsay and the 1960s thru 1971 Raiders should have been inducted years ago...I Don't understand that they've never been nominated - and Mark Lindsay should be in for single artist AND non-performer (songwriter, arranger, producer and head of A & R for a major record label-United Artist)

Posted by really rock n roll on Tuesday, 11/12/2013 @ 04:39am


one of the best bands ever. ive enjoyed all the groups records since the 1960s.belonged in for years.

Posted by john jarvis on Friday, 06/13/2014 @ 15:34pm


RIP PAUL.. sad to see they weren't inducted

Posted by mrxyz on Sunday, 10/5/2014 @ 16:11pm


RIP Paul Revere:

One of the best American rock bands of the 60's that should have been in by now.

"I guess those kicks just keep getting harder to find"

Posted by Tom H. on Sunday, 10/5/2014 @ 19:43pm


"Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction."

So the Lovin Spoonful and Donovan capture the above quote bu the Raiders don not?
The R&R Hall of Fame is a sham....

Posted by Joe Hendrson on Monday, 10/6/2014 @ 09:30am


This is a hard one. They had a lot of short-lived members. Paul Revere and Mike Smith were the only constants. Not sure who to list as inductees.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/7/2014 @ 07:54am


Paul Revere - keyboards (1958–2014)
Mark Lindsay - vocals, saxophone (1958-)
Robert White - guitar (1958-)
Richard White - guitar (1958-)
William Hibbard - bass guitar (1958-)
Dick McGarvin - drums (1958)
Red Hughes - vocals (1958)
David Bell - drums (1958-1959)
Jerry Labrum - drums (1959-1961)
Andrea Loper - vocals (1960)
Mike "Smitty" Smith - drums (1962-1967, 1971–1972)
Ross Allemang - bass guitar (1962-1963)
Steve West - lead guitar (1962)
Dick Walker - lead guitar (1962-1963)
Charlie Coe - lead guitar (1963), bass guitar (1967-1968)
Drake "Kid" Levin - lead guitar (1963-1966, 1967)
Mike "Doc" Holliday - bass guitar (1963-1965)
Phil "Fang" Volk - bass guitar (1965-1967)
Jim "Harpo" Valley - lead guitar (1966-1967)
Freddy Weller - lead guitar (1967-1973)
Joe Correro, Jr. - drums (1967-1971)
Keith Allison - bass guitar (1968-1975)
Omar Martinez - drums, vocals (1971-2007)
Robert Wooley - keyboards (1972-1977)
Blair Hill - vocals (1978-1980)
Michael Bradley - vocals (1980-1983)
Carlo Driggs - vocals (1983-2004)

Doug Heath - guitar (1973–Present)
Ron Foos - bass, guitar (1975–Present)
Danny Krause - keyboards (1978–Present)
Jamie Revere - guitars (1990-1997, 2014–Present)
Darren Dowler - lead vocals (2004–Present)
Tommy Scheckel - drums, vocals (2007–Present)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/7/2014 @ 07:56am


The people who lived with and appreciated Paul Revere and the Raiders' music are beginning to leave us. We are left with voters who don't really understand their impact. They deserve to be in the HOF, although I doubt they ever will be. I guess it's rock 'n roll snobbery. Imagine that!

Posted by Pamela on Wednesday, 10/22/2014 @ 12:40pm


With great respect for Roy whose contributions on this site (and likely elsewhere) are immense, the list of PR&R inductees would be the members who gained national prominence and inspired budding musicians in the 1960’s through the early 70’s due to their albums, charting singles, and massive number of television appearances. Two basic eras:

House Band, Where the Action Is, ABC, 1965 - 1967

Paul Revere Dick - keyboards (1958–2014)
Mark Lindsay - vocals, saxophone (1958-)
Mike "Smitty" Smith - drums (1962-1967, 1971–1972)
Phil "Fang" Volk - bass guitar (1965-1967)
Drake "Kid" Levin - lead guitar (1963-1966, 1967)
Jim "Harpo" Valley - lead guitar (1966-1967)

Hosts, Happening ‘68 / Happening ‘69 / It’s Happening, ABC, 1968 – 1969

Paul Revere Dick
Mark Lindsay
Freddy Weller - lead guitar (1967-1973)
Joe Correro, Jr. - drums (1967-1971)
Charlie Coe - lead guitar (1963), bass guitar (1967-1968)
Keith Allison - bass guitar (1968-1975)

On a visit to the RRHOF to see the opening of the "Stay Tuned: Rock on TV" exhibit, it was disheartening to find not a single mention of Where the Action Is or the Raiders. Meanwhile, Upbeat, a local Cleveland show was featured (deservedly) along with cartoons such as the Banana Splits, Josie and the Pussycats, etc. Yes, that’s right -- a local Saturday morning “teenybopper” show along with Saturday morning cartoons are honored in the "Rock on TV" exhibit by the teenybopper-averse Rock Hall. Meanwhile, the most televised musical group in the world with over 700 network television appearances and a daily rock and roll variety show on national television was nowhere to be found. Ah, the irony of cherry-picking revisionists.

So, a huge thank you to Quentin Tarantino for including Paul Revere and the Raiders’ music, album covers, and video clips (from the Happening show) in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Like it or not, Paul Revere and the Raiders were ubiquitous back in the day. The music, energy, and accessibility of this band was influential to more than just the “teenybopper crowd”. And don’t forget that some of those “teenyboppers” grew up to be inductees (and filmmakers).

Paul Revere and the Raiders have been eligible for induction since 1986. It’s way past time to stop proffering revisionist rock history and correct this injustice.

Posted by Daryl on Sunday, 09/15/2019 @ 19:37pm


The songs never get old. I listen to them and am propelled back to a wonderful time in my early childhood. Still get goose bumps when I listen to their songs. They had so many song styles and voice diversity. So amazing that transcends time
As great today as in the 60s. Thank you Paul Revere and the Raiders for enriching our lives with all your amazing talent!!

Posted by Cheryl crandall on Wednesday, 08/5/2020 @ 06:53am


If "Ups and Downs" doesn't get you going, you're in sad shape! : ) Paul Revere and the Raiders deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without a doubt! They are about 30 years overdue!

Posted by John D. on Saturday, 03/27/2021 @ 21:32pm


Wow, Yes,& No....Yes Mark,,,L.
These songs along with the Monkeys & Byrds, others were recorded by other musicians. Hal Blaine did all the drumming for example. Even Did Drum recording for the Beach Boys. The Hall of Fame does not mean that much to me anyway. Mark L did the vocals. Even the Monkeys came forward to tell the truth, about their material & recording artists. Give it a rest. HOF
means nothing, even to Paul McCartney...

Posted by Jeph on Wednesday, 05/26/2021 @ 03:12am


PR & the Raiders were one of the best American bands of their era, with many memorable songs that still sound damn good today. Compare them to their contemporaries - like the Zombies, who had 3 hits and maybe 1 or 2 albums in just a few years. But the Zombies are in the Hall. Their sound was a bit more polished with excellent musicianship. The Raiders were more of a garage band with great original songs and excellent showmanship. They were also quite influential to the punk band era of the 70's.
Do they belong on the Hall? I'd say yes, especially considering who they're inducting today.
My biggest slight is that Procol Harum, who recorded great music over several DECADES has not yet been inducted. Listen to their first 5 or 6 albums and decide for yourself. .

Posted by EddieC on Saturday, 08/7/2021 @ 13:13pm


Grew up with them in the 60's and 70's and had the incredible privilege of watching them live in a lounge act in Vegas in the 80's. They blew the doors off the 200 seat venue. Will never forget it, till the day I die. Thank you Raiders!

Posted by Scott on Monday, 08/9/2021 @ 15:54pm


Rock and Roll HOF is a sham. It is absolutely poorly run, the guitars and relics displayed are rusted out so bad you can hardly recognize anything. Obviously a get rich quick scheme by folks that have no idea how to preserve historical relics. So sad because it should represent everything good to come out of Rock and Roll. And to not have Paul Revere and the Raiders inducted but to induct JayZ to represent Rock and Roll. BARF!! I'm Sick!!

Posted by Big Jim C on Wednesday, 11/17/2021 @ 13:22pm


Totally Agree With JIM C the fact that these rockers should be in ... .

Posted by DrRock on Thursday, 11/18/2021 @ 00:22am


Rest in Peace Keith Allison, Paul Revere and the Raiders' drummer, 1942-2021.

Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 12/10/2021 @ 11:52am


Allow me to correct the above: Keith Allison was a singer, bassist and keyboardist, not the drummer for Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 12/10/2021 @ 12:27pm


The RRHOF is a joke at best but since it exists, the Raiders should be in it.

Posted by Joe Friday on Friday, 12/31/2021 @ 11:17am


How can the HOF be so blind, deaf and dumb all at the same time. This band was inspiration for all musicians in the 60s. Hits...they had hits. Popularity...they had popularity. Records sold...50M. To not have them in is a national disgrace. We became musicians in the 60s and 70s because of these guys! They broke the ground that we all tread upon. Paul died never having seen his name or the band's name in the HOF! Shame on this organization...you disgrace the meaning of the HOF.

Posted by Carmine Strollo on Sunday, 05/15/2022 @ 20:48pm


I'm 67 years old. I've practiced law for almost 40 years. I spent probably seven hours in the Hall of Fame one day. From the very bottom to every floor, to the John Lennon exhibit on top.

No other band has written a song like "hungry". Look it up. They had to do three different recordings of the bass, and overdub it, just to get what they wanted. We take that for granted now.

They are a definition of the 60s no matter how you slice it. Their songs will live in minds that can't even talk anymore. Yes, they deserve the Hall of Fame!

Respectfully,

A re-emergent fan.

Posted by Chiles Townsend on Saturday, 05/28/2022 @ 23:52pm


Chiles
I agree they should be IN

Posted by Dr Rock on Sunday, 05/29/2022 @ 19:43pm


Yes they should be in the R & R hall of fame. There are bands that haven't accomplished what they have and yet their in. It's crazy that this is so political. There's a saying but I will not put it on here. Please find it in your conscience to put them through.

Posted by Linda Schindlbeck on Sunday, 06/5/2022 @ 17:57pm


This band has the statistics that they need to make it into the Hall of Fame. They have the requisite number one hit with Indian Reservation. They have numerous top 30 hits. These songs sound as fresh and alive today in 2022, as they did when they were recorded years ago. Great guitar licks. Great bass guitar licks. Great vocals. Great lyrics. The lyrics on Kicks are the best anti-drug lyrics of all time, and Mark Lyndsey's intonation is breathtaking. They were a television mainstay during the 1960s, which is another box they have checked for the Hall of Fame. They have longevity as another key attribute. Mark Lindsey and Paul Revere were together for 18 years. In the second stage of his career with the Raiders, Paul Revere toured for another 20 years. Were they influential on other great groups? The answer is yes. They recorded Louie Louie, which is a rock classic. The Monkees crushed it with I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. Other great bands, including David Bowie covered their songs. There are many bands in the Hall of Fame who don't have the credentials that the Raiders have. Vote them in now!!!!!!!

Posted by Charlie Colucci on Thursday, 06/30/2022 @ 00:08am


It's ridiculous that Paul Revere and the Raiders are not in the HOF. I guess they're not hip because of the silly costumes they wore. I guess they're not hip because they gained their fame lip-synching on Where the Action Is in 1965-67 (like they were the only popular band to do that). I guess they're not hip because they had a string of top 40 hits from 1961 through 1972. I guess they're not hip because they always put on a dynamite live show, whether the year was 1965, 1969, 1986, 2001, or 2012. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke. It's not rock and roll, and it's certainly not representing the most famous artists of the rock and roll era.

Posted by Ron Fowler on Friday, 11/18/2022 @ 21:24pm


Not having PR & the Raiders in the RRHOF speaks volumes about the rock hall and takes nothing away from this amazing band. If any rebuttal to the RRHOF is desired, can ther be anything better than putting a PR & the Raiders album on the turntable and the volume on "loud"? True rock was revolutionary and didn't need or want any one's approval.

Posted by Grant Burgoyne on Wednesday, 12/14/2022 @ 01:31am


PR &Raiders were the top American band of the 60s !

Posted by Pat Toolis on Thursday, 12/15/2022 @ 09:36am


I would've thought Paul Revere & The Raiders would get a Tarantino bump after their songs were prominently used in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (including "Good Thing" in the trailer.

But, it's nearly four years later, and still nothing. It's going to happen, I feel… I mean it's got to? A major '60s rock band with multiple hits, some of them iconic even.

Posted by Bookhouse on Monday, 01/9/2023 @ 15:26pm


Shame on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for not putting these great guys in. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does not know great talent when they see it. This band has been an inspiration to a lot of musicians.....GET PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME A.S.A.P.

Posted by Valerie Ehrlich on Sunday, 08/13/2023 @ 00:20am


They could not, absolutely could not, be missed in the 60s. They sold millions and millions, and played to and influenced so many kids who went on to become rock n roll fans and musicians. And they were really good. Just listen to their hits. This is especially understandable if you look past the costumes (which were kind of cool compared to the early Beatles' suits, Beach Boys' surf outfits, and other band outfits of the era), and their steady gig on Dick Clark's (who certainly deserves rock n roll credit) TV shows. Oh, and since some kind of countercultural element seems to be essential for HOF entrance, let's also not overlook the fact that they were produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced "cool" HOF "approved" stuff like early Byrds albums, Beach Boys hits, etc. Even more countercultural, Melcher lived at at his mom's (Doris Day's) home on Cielo Drive, where the Raiders would all hang out and write songs, and where Sharon Tate was subsequently murdered by the Manson family. Melcher, the Raiders' producer and their pal, even thought about producing a guy who Rolling Stone Magazine itself once touted as one of the ultimate counterculture members: Charles Manson.

Posted by Mark on Sunday, 03/3/2024 @ 14:19pm


Paul Revere and the Raiders were my favorite group. They put on a great show with lots of wonderful songs and entertainment. They had many fans. They called me their groupie. What ah honor. They should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dianne Waters, always a Raiders fan

Posted by Dianne Joyce Waters on Monday, 03/11/2024 @ 02:18am


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