Dick Clark reunion with Paul Revere & the Raiders - 1979 TV Special "The Good Old Days"
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- Опубліковано 19 кві 2012
- In light of Dick Clark's recent passing, April 17th, 2012, here's a tribute and a big "thank you" to a man who helped a Northwest dance band get their big break in showbiz. After the dust had settled, this rock band had garnered 24 hit singles, and logged-in over 750 television performances in the decade of the 1960's, thanks to Clark's support in their early days! Here on this video, Dick Clark re-unites the original core members of this legendary 60's rock band, Paul Revere & the Raiders, on national TV with a special called: "THE GOOD OLD DAYS." Telecast in the spring of 1979, the original band including Paul Revere, Drake Levin, Mike "Smitty" Smith, Mark Lindsay, and Phil "Fang' Volk, had not played together for 12 years. Their live performance was the grand climax of this 2-hour TV special on NBC. This reunion also brought together many well-known celebrities like Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Dee Dee Sharp, Joey Bishop, Patti Page, Tina Mason and Ed McMahon, to mention a few. Dick Clark's daytime TV series, "WHERE THE ACTION IS" featuring the Raiders, Tina Mason and Steve Alaimo, stayed on the air for over 2 years with 520 episodes. Dick Clark's legacy of starting the careers of many famous musicians will be long remembered & appreciated.
Rockn Roll Hall of Fame!! This was America's band!!!
The bands of the 60's were unstoppable! There were no magic machines to change voices or add sounds...what you heard on the record was what they sounded like!... Miss those days 😢
These guys were so good. One of the few bands of the era who, for the most part, played their own stuff in the studio. Mark Lindsay is an under-rated singer as well.
I loved this band and still do. So glad they were a part of my childhood and teen years. Mark was a top notch front man with a great voice.
One of my fave bands of all time! Saw them live in 1965!!! I’m old but I cherish my memories from that time! I saw all the bands ! Just about everyone! BEATLES, Stones, Kinks, James Brown, PAUL Revere, Shangra Las! HERMANS Hermits the Turtles Bob Dylan Sonny and Cher, supremes ETC ETC ETC!!!!!!!! Rock on! I don’t care what people say Rock n Roll is here to stay!!!!
They were loud for the time, 1965, pre metal loudness, great songs, They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I still love listening to their music . Great Music !!!!
Man, I feel old. lol Loved the Raiders. Mark still has a great voice.
Mark Lindsay was my Heart Throb when I was a kid - Meow!!!!
oh my goodness! this is what i REALLY love to see! the original Raiders! and that one hot lead singer drives me insane!!
I would have freaked out if I had seen this way back in 1979 but no I was on the other side of the globe and the internet was yet to come.
The fact that these guys aren't in the RRHOF exposes it for what it is . They had more TV appearances in the US than any other band in the 60's. They were recording their own music up until Drake Levin left and after that they were just so busy the hits had to be expedited - and there were many !!!###
This was a very special presentation...only Dick Clark with the close friendship and clout he had could reunite these guys...thx you Dick for years of Rock n Roll...
I met Fang in Vegas he was working at Sam Ash Music
he comes out pushing an Amp from the back and i go Fang???.
He was so glad to be recognized we talked for an hour.
God what great memories!!
Paul Revere and the Raiders (with Mark Lindsay) were true American Rock and Roll of the '60s!!!
One of the truly all time great groups. Magnificent music, fantastic harmony and one of the best lead singers, Mark Lindsay.
I ran across this again. Of the people around that table, only Mark Lindsay and Phil Volk are still living . :( . Young people don't realize the cutting edge this sound was in 1965; there was nothing like it, and their songs climbed the charts one-by-one. I can't understand today why nothing is said about these guys. I'm certain they will never even be in the running for the Hall of Fame (which is a joke considering how artists are nominated and win). Yes, they were all excellent musicians, but the prodigy was Drake Levine who was only 16-years old at the time. His guitar work had no equal; just listen to the double-tracked guitar solo he played on Just Like Me. No one did double-tracked guitar lead in those days, and the electronics didn't exist to create the sound in one recording. He also was a choreographer and responsible for the footwork he and Phil did in unison. As teens, we guys hated Mark Lindsay since he was all the girls could talk about. And, we sure couldn't compete with Mark. :)
One of the greatest groups in America during the 60s I watched every single taping they dead I love this group they were so great the 60s best time in the world to be alive
this band has always been sooooooooo underated.