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(258,920 posts) Sun Oct 5, 2014, 04:51 PM Oct 2014

Paul Revere of Raiders rock band dies at 76 [View all]

Source: KOMO - Seattle

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Revere, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, has died. He was 76.

Roger Hart, manager for Paul Revere and the Raiders, said he died Saturday at his home in Garden Valley, Idaho, from cancer.

"He'd been quiet about it for some time," Hart said. "Treated at the Mayo Clinic, Paul stayed on the road as long as he could, then retired recently back to Idaho, where he and his wife, Sydney, always kept a home."

Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, became known as "the madman of rock and roll" for his theatrical colonial wardrobe and infectious onstage persona with the band.

Read more: http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/Paul-Revere-of-Raiders-rock-band-dies-at-76-278169561.html

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Paul Revere of Raiders rock band dies at 76 [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 OP

Rest in peace shenmue Oct 2014 #1

rip Paul flamingdem Oct 2014 #2

Another person from my youth gone. Boomerproud Oct 2014 #3

Sorry to hear. We had those guys a couple times at our local summer concert bash here in brewens Oct 2014 #4

I had such a crush on him/them Ino Oct 2014 #5

Me, too. They were adorable. Vinca Oct 2014 #8

Me, too, Ino. Mark Lindsay was my first crush! Laffy Kat Oct 2014 #32

Lindsay was cute, but I thought that Fang the bassist was just the cutest. amandabeech Oct 2014 #33

Great Band Cartoonist Oct 2014 #6

You're not kidding. Unknown Beatle Oct 2014 #25

Punk killed the Moody Blues Cartoonist Oct 2014 #27

That point was made at the induction ceremony this year. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #29

From 1970 in Portland PSPS Oct 2014 #7

STOMP and SHOUT now and WORK it all out...RIP dear man.. Tikki Oct 2014 #9

I had such a crush on Mark Lindsay when I was kid watching Where the Action Is. valerief Oct 2014 #10

I think shanti Oct 2014 #19

Ha! No, I don't recall being a Tiger Beat reader, but that's a very cool contest. nt valerief Oct 2014 #20

I've a mea cupla on these guys SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #11

Awwwww! Missed opportunities.... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #13

Unforgetable experiences that may help us later on. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #14

Just seems silly now when I remember things I was self conscious about in my early teens Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #15

Me too. Still shy. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #16

I've gotten better, but it took a long time Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #17

Aw dammit. Sorry... gettin' too close... calimary Oct 2014 #12

RIP, Paul shanti Oct 2014 #18

... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #23

I was a teenager in Portland when The Raiders, The Kingsmen, and Rocking Robin Roberts, were rhett o rick Oct 2014 #21

My favorite from my senior year was "Good Thing." ancianita Oct 2014 #22

Awesome song.... Tikki Oct 2014 #28

That was my other favorite. ancianita Oct 2014 #30

K&R midnight Oct 2014 #24

Just last week I was reminiscing and Unknown Beatle Oct 2014 #26

Drake Levin and Mike Smith of the band have also passed on. Kaleva Oct 2014 #31

As an Indian kid in suburbia, "Reservation" meant a lot to me. denbot Oct 2014 #34

Very cool. Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #35

Excellent song, arguably their best, now posted in Videos, along with a relevant article: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #44

Highly underrated. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #36

RIP to a fine musician colorado_ufo Oct 2014 #37

So sad davidpdx Oct 2014 #38

Aw, man... that makes me so sad! Silver Gaia Oct 2014 #39

Fond Memories.... ffernandez15 Oct 2014 #40

Welcome to DU! gopiscrap Oct 2014 #45

Bummer. RIP Paul. bluesbassman Oct 2014 #41

I saw the Raiders live a long, long time ago, probably at Six Flags. randome Oct 2014 #42

Remembering Paul Revere, Idaho's rock revolutionary IDemo Oct 2014 #43