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Borderstone · 10-06-2014, 06:12 PM

I was watching ABC News overnight when I heard about
Paul Revere passing away at age 76 (just over 2 months shy of turning 77).

Paul Revere & The Raider do pre-date me,but as a music collector & lover,I'm proud
to say that,in the late 2000s,I completed collecting their 15 hit songs via Lp and 45s.

ABC news only mentioned "Kicks" in talking about
their songs but for any fans,here's the complete list :

"Like, Long Hair" - #38 (1961)

"Just Like Me" #11 (1965)
"Kicks" #4

"Hungry" #6 (1966)
"The Great Airplane Strike" #20
"Good Thing" #4

"Up's And Downs" #22 (1967)
"Him Or Me, What's It Gonna Be" #5
"I Had A Dream" #17

"Too Much Talk" #19 (1968)
"Don't Take It So Hard" #27

"Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon" #18 (1969)
"Let Me" #20

(1971)
"Indian Reservation (The Lament of the
Cherokee Reservation Indian)"#1 July,1971,one week.

"Birds of a Feather" #23 (October 1971. Their final hit and ironically,Paul passes away 43 years to the week that the song hit the Billboard Top 40 on the Hot 100.

From the clips I've seen of them on variety shows,no doubt Mr. Rever and Co. were a fun band to listen too. To their credit as well though,"Kicks" is notable for being the very first "Anti-Drug" song.

Rest In Peace Paul Revere and may I say,
you and the band made great music together.

10-06-2014, 06:12 PM	#2
Borderstone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix,Arizona -America Posts: 4,427	Re: Paul Revere,leader of the Raiders gone at 76 I was watching ABC News overnight when I heard about Paul Revere passing away at age 76 (just over 2 months shy of turning 77). Paul Revere & The Raider do pre-date me,but as a music collector & lover,I'm proud to say that,in the late 2000s,I completed collecting their 15 hit songs via Lp and 45s. ABC news only mentioned "Kicks" in talking about their songs but for any fans,here's the complete list : "Like, Long Hair" - #38 (1961) "Just Like Me" #11 (1965) "Kicks" #4 "Hungry" #6 (1966) "The Great Airplane Strike" #20 "Good Thing" #4 "Up's And Downs" #22 (1967) "Him Or Me, What's It Gonna Be" #5 "I Had A Dream" #17 "Too Much Talk" #19 (1968) "Don't Take It So Hard" #27 "Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon" #18 (1969) "Let Me" #20 (1971) "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)"#1 July,1971,one week. "Birds of a Feather" #23 (October 1971. Their final hit and ironically,Paul passes away 43 years to the week that the song hit the Billboard Top 40 on the Hot 100. From the clips I've seen of them on variety shows,no doubt Mr. Rever and Co. were a fun band to listen too. To their credit as well though,"Kicks" is notable for being the very first "Anti-Drug" song. Rest In Peace Paul Revere and may I say, you and the band made great music together. __________________ "A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." - Borderstone Last edited by Borderstone; 10-06-2014 at 06:23 PM.