Carlo Driggs, lead vocalist; Omar Martinez, drums; Doug Health, lead guitar; Ron Foos, bass; Dan Krause, keyboards. They were with Paul the longest, were the most entertaining, and by far the most talented. That statement takes nothing away from Mark, Drake, Phil, Mike, Jim, et al. That mid-1980s-to-about-2004 bunch will never be matched for talent and showmanship by any band.
I have only seen them in youtube because they never came to Australia to my knowledge but to me it seems that the audience has a great time almost as great as the group do when playing
Thank You so very, very much for posting this wonderful Wolfman Jack Classic Rock Show with Paul Revere & The Raiders from 1988 or 1989. I LOVE IT VERY, VERY MUCH. R.I.P. Wolfman Jack & Paul Revere.
So great to see this again, I was in the audience accompanied by two lovely ladies that I met earlier in the day at a Davy Jones (Monkees) meet/greet; we can be seen in camera panning. The 'Classic Rock with Wolfman Jack' series was taped at Cajuns Wharf restaurant/bar (which burned to the ground in the '90s) with two different episodes taped back to back & shown one week later on the old Nashville Network. The other act that night was Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits). The TV tapings were free admittance but the Raiders were playing a second full concert for a paying dinner crowd. Mark Lindsey was in the audience (living in Nashville at the time) for the Wolfman show but he performed a couple of numbers with the band in the 2nd show. What a Saturday, Davy Jones, The Raiders, Peter Noone, Mark Lindsey, Wolfman Jack & two dates for the same evening! "We must be in Heaven man" LOL
My mother had the biggest crush on Baby Raider. My parents saw them in Reno with another couple back in the 80s and he kissed her on the cheek. I still remember her showing me the pics as a kid. Ah, memories.
This was the best line-up of the post Lindsay Raiders. Saw them at Disneyland and Mark was in the audience! They were very funny and put on a great show. Saw them another time at Disneyland and met Fang/Phil in the audience. Double whammy for me!!
Seems there will always be debates about the hits-era Raiders and the long running show band Raiders. I love both. The mid 60s /early 70s hits Raiders were together for several years (with personnel changes) recorded together (with some Wrecking Crew help) and toured several times. Mark Lindsay was absolutely a fine rock singer/frontman and a force in the studio. He is absolutely the voice of the Raiders hits. The show band Raiders were together nearly 40 years with few personnel changes for much of that time. They ‘toured’ endlessly…thousands of performances. As some have commented, they were a great entertainment band, excellent musicianship and singing and those Raiders hits..combined with Paul’s unique comedy. I won’t say they were the most entertaining band/act I’ve ever seen. I don’t like hyperbolic RU-vid comments. I will say I’ve never seen anyone better. Not talking best rock band ever…best Show band ever (oops I said it:) It’s important to remember that Mark left PRR. I was fortunate to see them in the early 70s at a casino showroom gig with the long term Raiders already in the band (I remember Paul asking Baby Raider Doug to turn his Marshall down lol) and with Mark still singing. I think Mark wanted to go fully solo or maybe didn’t want to go in the ‘show’ direction Paul had in mind. In any case, instead of ending things with a breakup, they apparently worked out a deal for Paul to keep things going. The next time I saw them Carl was in place, Paul’s comedy was center stage and …they were amazing. I began seeing them at least every other year through the 2000s. I had a simple rule- if they were playing anywhere near and I could go- I did. Back to the debate about Raider lineups: the 60s/early70s Mark era ended. I’m very (very) glad Paul continued with the later lineup. So much better than no Raiders at all. So much. Thanks Paul, RIP
Someday, the on-going WRONG of not adding this group to the R&R Hall of Fame will be righted. It's not about JUST the original line-up, it's about the legacy that STILL exists and unfortunately for the simpletons at the R&R Hall of Fame, they don't fit into their limiting categories. Meanwhile, onesy-twosey acts get the nod! GO FIGURE!
@@chipgaasche4933 sure they do. Let me (ha! there's one already!) run a few song titles by you: Just Like Me, Hungry, Kicks, Good Thing, Too Much Talk, Mr. Sun Mr. Moon, Indian Reservation, Birds of a Feather, Him or Me - What's it Gonna Be?, Like Long Hair, Louie Louie, Steppin' Out, The Great Airplane Strike, Ups and Downs, I Had a Dream, Don't Take it So Hard, Cinderella Sunshine, Country Wine....that's a Hall of Fame career there! Many years of popular television appearances, and decades as a popular live attraction.
@@marke6569 Carlo was great! But to underestimate the talent of Mark Lindsay is a mistake. He has a great voice, even now. They were both excellent leads!
For your information, these fake Raiders were together for a long, long time. Drummer Omar Martinez joined the band in 1971, plays on some of their final Columbia recordings; guitarist Doug Heath joined in 1973 and is still in the band today. Ron Foos joined in 1975, and is also still with them today. Danny Krause on keyboards joined in 1980 and is still a Raider. Carl Driggs, the lead singer, was in the band for 20 years, 1983 to 2003. Hardly fake Raiders.
@@williebowen1043 Paul and Mark were there at the beginning, in 1958. Smitty joined the band when Paul and Mark relocated to Portland in 1963; Drake joined shortly after that (Steve West plays the guitar solo on PRR's version of Louie, Louie). Fang joined in 1965, replacing Mike 'Doc" Holiday. Doc plays on the first Columbia album, Here They Come. Smitty, Drake and Fang all left the band in 1967; Smitty came back in 1970, left again at the end of 1972. So they were not original members, but they were in the band when the commercial breakthrough occurred with Where the Action Is.
We lost Paul, we lost Carl. It's been so hard to listen to Raiders tunes, or to watch them on RU-vid, the last few years. There's supposed to be some kind of joy that just isn't there now. But I am trying ... Oh, those awful white suits! Thanks to Heaven they were gone two years after this. Watching tonight, when Paul was messing around behind the Edsel pulling out props, it brought to mind a show in Elko at the end of 1991. Paul was doing his "Hatman" thing, and had put on his rastacap with attached dreadlocks. Then he ducked behind the car front to get another hat, pitching the rastacap back behind him out of the way. The cap landed on Omar's head, some on top but mostly over his face, with the dreads hanging every which way. Omar was busy with a drumstick in each hand, so he just pounded through the rest of the bit with zero visibility, and the audience was in absolute hysterics. Thanks Paul Revere & The Raiders.
As great as Mark was Carlo in my opinion was even better. Saw them live at the Westbury Music Fair and what a show. Met meet and greet after show got picture autographed and talked and joked with them. Down to earth & so appreciative of their fans. Paul hilarious and so entertaining Carlo magnificent lead out doing Mark Lindsay. All guys SUPER TALENTED MUSICIANS AND VOCALISTS. THEY DEFINITELY BELONG IN THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME. PAUL & CARLO TAKEN AWAY FROM US TO EARLY
But my guess is that you don't have any footage of the Raiders actually playing live with members Phil Volk, Jim Valley, Drake Levin, Mike Smith, Charlie Coe or Freddy Weller.
Clayton Silverheels, LIVE footage exists and is posted in the Raider Rooter Facebook Group. Edited clips are posted in my Raider Rooter 1967 RU-vid Channel.
@@RaiderRooter-em8gu Thanx for being elsewhere than FB. Some looooooog-time, original fans, Just Like Me, don't do FB. I'll be checking out your YT channel. Please consider putting extended clips of our lovable wackos on there, as well. Thanx!
@@gymshoe7123 Mark’s only “sin” was wanting to move on to more serious music to keep pace with the mid 70’s (not counting bubble gum rock and disco), whereas Paul wanted status quo.
Ditto. IMO, Darren Dowler, was the closest to Mark. This one’s vocals are just not there and he sometimes tries to hard with stage presentation. Cherokee Nation was a vocal disaster, nowhere close to Mark’s rendition.
