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The original lead singer and co-founder of Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mark Lindsay was born in Oregon but raised in Idaho, where he began his career as the rockabilly singer in Freddy Chapman's Idaho Playboys.
Mark Lindsay sang lead and played saxophone in Paul Revere and the Raiders from their inception in 1961 up to 1975. He also wrote and produced many of their recordings. After hitting the charts many times with the Raiders he had a couple of solo hits (“Arizona” and “Silverbird”).
Sep 28, 2016 · Paul Revere and the Raiders singer-songwriter-producer Mark Lindsay uncovers why the influential '60s garage rockers have yet to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "Collage,"...
Mark Lindsay. Soundtrack: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Mark's musical career began at the age of 15 fronting a local group in Idaho. A year later, he met keyboardist Paul Revere, and they formed The Downbeats, later to be called Paul Revere & the Raiders.
In his early 20s, Revere owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho, and first met singer Mark Lindsay (b. 1942) while picking up buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked. The circumstance of their meeting was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere", recorded by the group.
Revere took his talent for comedy and resurrected the Raiders. This new incarnation became a 3-ring circus with Revere as ringmaster/comedian, with the band supplying the sound track. And he always had a great band.
Mar 9, 2015 · Dick Clark interviews Mark Lindsay (then) lead singer for Paul Revere & The Raiders. WTAI 1966.
