Oh, yes, I remember PR&R, I bought their album "Midnight Ride" back in '65 or '66, they had all kinds of hits, & I loved them too, I had their 2 record album set "Greatest Hits" years ago, when I had records, I got their C.D. The Essential Ride 63-67.
They remind me, as business men, of The Dave Clark 5, never got into drugs/drink, invested their money, & I'm sure their well off today because of it.
They were actually a great band---they started in 1958 and played R&B covers...sound familiar? They had a WILD show and were huge in the Pac Northwest.
Mark Lindsay is now based in Portland, Ore. and has a radio show and Rock & Roll Cafe.
Paul Revere still has his Raiders---some have been with him for over 35 years. They had a residency in Branson for awhile, but that's over now. They still tour and do cruises.
Phil Volk {"Fang"} lives in Nevada and does shows in some of the casinos.
Drake Levin is a well respected blues guitarist in the San Francisco area.
Michael "Smitty" Smith passed away in Hawaii on March 6, 2001.
Those were the original Raiders. Some others were:
Jim "Harpo" Valley, who has a children's musical program which he does for kids all over the world.
Charlie Coe is now an administrator in a nursing home.
Freddy Weller became a quite successful country singer.
Keith Allison did some TV bits and still plays around and guests on various musicians musical projects.
Don't know how many are that well off. Paul and Mark invested in real estate.
There have been 41 Raiders over the years!!
28th January 2008 07:49 PM
Sioux
I know Mark the best. Also know Paul, Charlie, and Fang.....all really great guys. MAYBE, one of these days, they will make it into the R&RHOF. The DC5 is being inducted this year, and I think that's great! There are so many politics and so much red tape involved in the Hall of Fame. And it's pretty much a sham now. But Mark would love to be in....and so, for that reason alone, I would love to see them in too. Maybe not all 41 of them though...LOL
28th January 2008 07:58 PM
Left Shoe Shuffle
Here you go texile.
Oh Babe, What Would You Say by Hurricane Smith
28th January 2008 08:29 PM
texile
that's the one shuffle!
god, that takes me back - in a good way.
and thanks souix (ok, i can't spell it without looking at it)
now THAT song is almost like a ghost to me.
i don't think i've heard it since then.
28th January 2008 08:38 PM
guitarman53
Sioux, Thanks for the information, here's some more.
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28th January 2008 08:41 PM
robpop
quote:guitarman53 wrote:
Robpop loved that video of Buffalo Springfield at Monterey Pop, but actually they had several other hits, "Mr. Soul" which has the satisfaction guitar riff was big, Neil Young song, also Bluebird/Rock 'N' Roll Woman/ Expecting To Fly & On The Way Home, but not as big hit as "For What It's Worth".
Yeah I thought about the other songs once before I posted it. Each person looks at it differently. I could name some other "hits" for other artists on this thread --Even Men Without Hats--"pop Goes the World". LOL!!!
Glad you liked the video.
28th January 2008 09:06 PM
sirmoonie
Where the Down Boys go?
28th January 2008 09:30 PM
Dan
Loved this band and also play the hell out of one of Kelli's solio album
28th January 2008 11:57 PM
M.O.W.A.T.
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29th January 2008 12:05 AM
Sioux
quote:guitarman53 wrote:
Sioux, Thanks for the information, here's some more.
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Hey, this one is great! Can't believe you found it.... This is from a TV special the Raiders made in '67 in Memphis. It was never aired. Someone actually found it in a trash bin in Memphis in the early 90's. Mark got a-hold of it and made some videos of it and sold them through his fan club. It was called "Treasure of '67". It would have been a really great special to have gotten onto national TV. But I'm so glad it survived the years! {and the trash!}
29th January 2008 12:12 AM
Sioux
Sure wish the Stones had made a movie in the mid 60's {besides "Charlie Is My Darling", which is still great}. I know that negotiations fell threw. The Raiders are another band who would have been great in movies. So much of what they did, and could do, was comedy. It would have translated well.
Here's an interesting story. Do you remember the movie "Wild In The Streets" with Christopher Jones, Larry Bishop, Shelly Winters, and Richard Pryor? It was about young people basically taking over the U.S. and electing a young President. Anyway, Mark was offered the lead part {which eventually went to Chris Jones}, and he was urged to take the part by Gloria Stavers, who was the editor of 16 Magazine at the time. He would have had to leave the band to make the movie, and he chose not to. So, he lost out on his acting career, but continued to do well in the music venue.
29th January 2008 12:17 AM
Promo
Hey MOWAT, that PUTV video sure makes that song a lot better.
It looks like Will Ferrell is keeping time to it. LOL.
Like that Soprano's too.
Down in the Boondocks?? Thank God for the Stones.
Please don't post Sugar Shack. LOL
29th January 2008 10:41 AM
guitarman53
Here's a site for one hit wonders from different Decades.
http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/
One Hit Wonder Central - one hit wonders music of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's
29th January 2008 11:15 AM
Riffhard
Here's a pretty cool one.
Riffy
29th January 2008 02:47 PM
guitarman53
There's a box set "Nuggets" that has a lot of 60's garage bands, a lot of them with one hit, & a lot that never made it big.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets:_Original_Artyfacts_from_the_First_Psychedelic_Era,_1965-1968
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
29th January 2008 07:56 PM
Sioux
quote:guitarman53 wrote:
There's a box set "Nuggets" that has a lot of 60's garage bands, a lot of them with one hit, & a lot that never made it big.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets:_Original_Artyfacts_from_the_First_Psychedelic_Era,_1965-1968
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think there are actually 3 Nuggets box sets now, if I haven't lost track. The first one is American bands, the second is European bands, and the third {which I have but haven't listened to yet} is called Children Of Nuggets---more modern bands with that garage sound. The first two are great, I do know that!
29th January 2008 07:57 PM
Sioux
The first exposure I had to Nuggets was a double vinyl put out in '72. It was quite a find. I enjoyed that for years, until they decided to expand the idea and put it all in CD format.
29th January 2008 08:00 PM
Sioux
quote:guitarman53 wrote:
Here's a site for one hit wonders from different Decades.
http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/
One Hit Wonder Central - one hit wonders music of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's
Great site.... I put it in my favorites so I can explore it more later. Thanks!
29th January 2008 09:10 PM
M.O.W.A.T.
The Heavy Metal version of Band Aid/USA for Africa --- Hear N Aid:
30th January 2008 11:29 AM
Dan
quote:Sioux wrote:
The first exposure I had to Nuggets was a double vinyl put out in '72. It was quite a find. I enjoyed that for years, until they decided to expand the idea and put it all in CD format.
Dee Dee Ramone gave me a nuggets CD. I saw him the same day he met with some Rhino people when the Anthology came out in 1999 and they gave him a bunch of CDs and he said "here have this."
Totally forgot about that until I saw it mentioned here.
Gonna have to dig that out and give it another spin.
30th January 2008 11:47 AM
Highwire Rob
I never tire of this solo hit (I listen to it almost every day on a mix CD) - JJ Jackson could really belt one out. He recorded it in England in 1967 with British jazz musicians. [Audio only but the sound is all you need to hear!]
30th January 2008 12:16 PM
Throwaway
I hear a lot of that song in "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)"!
30th January 2008 12:24 PM
guitarman53
I love this song, the 13th Floor Elevators only had one hit, but they had a large following, one of the first acid bands, Roky Erickson put so much emotion in this song.
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30th January 2008 12:29 PM
Sioux
quote:Dan wrote:
Dee Dee Ramone gave me a nuggets CD. I saw him the same day he met with some Rhino people when the Anthology came out in 1999 and they gave him a bunch of CDs and he said "here have this."
Totally forgot about that until I saw it mentioned here.
Gonna have to dig that out and give it another spin.
Oh yeah, you have got to dig that baby out....especially since it was a gift from Dee Dee {RIP}. The Nuggets box set is 4 CD's, but all of the selections are good.
30th January 2008 12:33 PM
Sioux
quote:guitarman53 wrote:
I love this song, the 13th Floor Elevators only had one hit, but they had a large following, one of the first acid bands, Roky Erickson put so much emotion in this song.
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What a life's he's led. Like Peter Green {and unlike Syd Barrett}, he has emerged from his mental prison and is performing again. Crazy sound! Far out, man...
30th January 2008 01:04 PM
guitarman53
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30th January 2008 02:04 PM
guitarman53
quote:Throwaway wrote:
I hear a lot of that song in "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)"!
Your right! only thing is that song came out in '67 so the Clash stole it.
30th January 2008 08:12 PM
robpop
Fuck, after the talk last night. I just had to. For all the yinzer chicks, and all the chicks that dig yinzer guys.
31st January 2008 12:20 AM
Sioux
quote:guitarman53 wrote:
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Ahhhhh, the Leaves!! Love 'em... Jim Pons, bass and vocals, went on to join Zappa in the Mothers, along with a couple of Turtles, Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. I've always loved this frantic version of "Hey Joe".
31st January 2008 12:38 AM
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They had a WILD show and were huge in the Pac Northwest.