RIP Paul Revere

Paul Revere, founder of Paul Revere & The Raiders, passed away yesterday at the age of 76.

Paul Revere was his real name.



http://spectator.org/blog/60568/paul-revere-rip-updated

 

RIP. "Kicks" is still one of my favorites.

 

Did he say "So proud to die!" for his last words?

 

Kicks is a timeless song. RIP

 

His name was actually Paul Revere Dick.

 

getting harder to find now

 

Actually, Paul Revere and the Raiders had a string of really great 60s pop-rock songs from about early 1966 into '68. They churned them out like clockwork, one after the other: Kicks, Steppin' Out, Just Like Me, Hungry, Good Things, What's It Gonna Be (Him or Me) and many more.

Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but the songs rocked hard, were well-produced and they've held up real well over time. And long after their heyday, they were still out on the road, playing the nostalgia circuit, right up to the very end. RIP to a rock and roll original.

 

From one of the obit stories:

The group launched its career in 1963 with a popular rendition
of Richard Berry’s “Louie, Louie” before releasing its own hits.

Never knew that. But the Raiders' version can stand on its own, too.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReNnxaL_0

 

and don't forget Cherokee Nation which many don't connect to PR&TRs

 

I can't believe the OP wasn't clear about which Paul Revere died.

I just assumed the more famous one had died. Can we get a title change?