Dick Clark reunion with Paul Revere & the Raiders - 1979 TV Special "The Good Old Days"
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- 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.
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.
Didn’t Mark get into the Illinois hall of fame?
Not the Wrecking Crew?
@@emerybayblues Could be I'm wrong, but I seem to remember reading they played their own stuff in the studio. I'm sure there were some exceptions. I did see them live a couple of times back in the day, and am pretty sure they weren't mime-ing.
Agreed. It's just too bad they're TV performances were always done to backing tracks. Mark's vocals were sometimes live but the rest was canned.
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.
Cruising on Saturday night in Caldwell, Idaho driving around Revere's Reed N Bell drive in.
Rockn Roll Hall of Fame!! This was America's band!!!
The Beach Boys were America's band. But I think Paul Revere and the Raiders deserve HOF recognition too.
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 😢
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!!!!
WOW
I never saw in a concert looked forward to seeing them when I got home from school every day at 4:00 and I would dance to the music!😃😇
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...
Paul Revere and the Raiders (with Mark Lindsay) were true American Rock and Roll of the '60s!!!
Curt Brennan..lol. they were dressed in red..weren't the english dressed in red..lol..you would be suprised how many people didn't realize that..oh well we were just having a good time..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yes
Yes they are
@@rodneybrand8521 They had several uniforms they used....some showed them in blue and white. It was their music and enthusiasm I enjoyed the most. I saw them in concert several times over the years and they were GREAT! ;-)
www.pinterest.com/pin/709739222496946608/ And www.discogs.com/Paul-Revere-The-Raiders-Featuring-Mark-Lindsay-Here-They-Come/master/347787
Mark Lindsay was my Heart Throb when I was a kid - Meow!!!!
Mine too! They played Grad Night at Disney World when I worked there in1973. They came in for hot dogs brownies and drink so I immediately gave myself the job of bussing tables. He was very friendly and I'm he could see I was starstruck. The only I could say to him was you have mustard on your face which he asked me to wipe it off. Twice! The rest of the day I was either walking around with a goofy grin or yelling at myself because I couldn't come up with something better than mustard on his face. I think I reverted back to age 12m LOL
Agree
He still is for me! He is soooo HOT here! Be still my heart!❤❤
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. :)
It’s crap that non talented, ugly guys don’t start a chance with women. Just because Mark Lindsey had enormous talent he got all the girls.
One of the truly all time great groups. Magnificent music, fantastic harmony and one of the best lead singers, Mark Lindsay.
Loved Mark Lindsay ... I used to rush home from school to watch Where The Action Is ... great memories
he is HOT!!!!! My goodness. :)
Man wtai fun times
Mark Lindsay was my crush growing up! He is still hot!!!
I thought his pony tail was FROSTY
@@sharonbecker2851 i had a pony tail like his.
My girlfriend saw them in Florida
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 without a doubt one of tho most spectacular reunions in rock n roll history! For the Raiders not to have been together for 12 years and do it even better is remarkable but then they always were. You never knew what to expect on stage when they were together and they never stood still for a moment.thanks youtube for another great Raiders classic.
They were loud for the time, 1965, pre metal loudness, great songs, They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It was a dark day when this Rock'n' Roll icon passed form this earth to the Home in Heaven. We will miss his great music and his fun personality, but Heaven will be richer for it.
He is there now entertaining those whom have gone before us, and he will be there to entertain us once again someday. I was there from the beginning, have all of the original band's albums and have loved them from day one. Their music, their fun on stage; and, if you have ever been one of the lucky ones who had one of his three-cornered hats sent flying out to you from stage AND still have that hat, you have truly been blessed for it! Their music was always so fun to dance to also. RIP Paul and hope to see you on the other side someday. God bless you for the legacy you have left us.
Man, I feel old. lol Loved the Raiders. Mark still has a great voice.
Glad I found this; didn't know the Raiders got together again with Dick Clark in the late 70's. Levin and Revere have passed on since; Levin much too young. Revere seemed to have continued his music career almost til the very end. I'm an old man who as a kid grew up on their sound.
This is a great reunion. Unfortunately both Drake and Smitty have passed. So enjoy the last ride of the original Paul Revere and the Raiders.
I still love listening to their music . Great Music !!!!
Yes, I too hurried home after school to see "Action." Some of my favorite memories. For years I imagined that I married Phil , and Tina married Steve Alaimo.
I was ecstatic when I took my children to Disneyland in the early '70s and realized I was watching Tina and Phil perform in "Friendship Train." I was so nervous when I shouted out "Phil" as they were performing. Phil turned to my direction, and I got some fabulous pictures of him waving to me.
Thanks for the memories; the joy and happiness..
Many years later, I got to see Paul Revere with Raiders ( 7.0) or so at a local festival. He was cool and I am sad he has passed
Fang and family...keep on rockin'..
Judy
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RIP Paul Revere. Thank you for the music and memories of my youth.
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.
Rest in peace, Paul! You filled up my teenage afternoons, and I had a few albums, and singles. Saw them twice live (at Yankee Stadium between a double header in 1965, and at Busch Gardens in Tampa in 2009). My favorite song is "Good Thing"!
Be sure to see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Quentin Tarintino has got Good Thing as the sound track!
They hammed it up alright, but they had a lot of fun and everyone in the room did too. It was a fun time--I miss it a lot.
S ome people say the RAIDERS were one of the most underated groups in the business. I think they were GREAT!!
And not in the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame!
@@vividwatch47 now thats fu#@ed up..
The thing was they were competing with the British invasion bands of that time.
Underrated =/= bad
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE SHAME THEY ARE NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME! THERE ARE A LOT OF ABSOLUTE GARBAGE ACTS IN THE HALL ALREADY AND I DON'T GET IT!!!
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
I met Paul at Graceland in 2010. He was really nice and it was a pleasure to meet him. May he rest in peace.
These guys should have been inducted into the RRHOF years ago. It is apparent that the RRHOF is a popularity contest of who is in the right cliche. Too obvious. They influenced generations of bands and entertained millions.
Spooningleadstoforking You couldn’t have said it any better,
WOTTT ??? They're NOT in there ? That is an outright TRAVESTY !!! Down with the R&RHOF !
Like Joan Jett and Kanye West getting in ahead of The Moody Blues?
Jew rock and roll hall of
Fame. They decide
@@pigurine #JannWenner is a#SCUMBAG.
SHARON TAYLOR, WATCHING THIS VIDEO OVER & OVER YOU CAN SEE WHY EVERYONE REMEMBERS THIS GROUP! MARK LINDSAY WAS THE BACKBONE OF THIS GROUP :-) THEY ALL DESERVE TO BE IN THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!!
Totally agree - "Kicks" was the first song I learned on guitar at the tender age of 10! And remember the bass on "Steppin' Out"? Awesome for the time..
I agree...
Fang was mentioned in a Brownsville Station song, Smokin' In The Boys Room
James Taylor All caps lowers the quality of your post.
yeah... real Raiders fans KNOW that Smitty was the backbone of the group.
the older Mark was, the sexier he was. Even had 74. I finally saw him a few weeks back, hes awesome and that voice is still wonderful
cyn guilbeau I know, he sounds about the same, and looks very good.
I had Open-Heart Surgery When I Was 10 years old and I spent a lot of time at Home and My Favorite Show Was Their Morning Show I seen them play in Omaha Nebraska I have and Always Will Love Paul Revere & The Raiders. The Band is Iconic and a part of AMERICAN History
He was my friend on Facebook for a good while, but seemed to withdraw after his wife died. 😢
Carolyn M
...very sad news...
Rest In Peace My Very Dear Friend! Music will never be the same without you and I will cherish the many years I was privileged to have known you!
I soo remember this!! Then again it was our time. Awesome love.
Wow, still cant believe you knew him personally♥love it!!!
Drake Levin and Smitty passed away too.
R.I.P. Paul you will be missed
1978 November 25
Also R. I. P. DRAKE LEVIN, MIKE (Smitty) Smith.
Thanks for a great show and later that night a 4 hr. Poker game in Panama City...... You were a truly funny Gentleman. You made a 16 yr. old singer feel like one of the guys.
R.I.P. Paul.............
As a Pacific NW kid, we have a huge sense of love and pride for these guys, even after 50 (gulp) years. We have a vacation place at the coast, and I swear you can still feel the spirit of PR&TR at the beach communities where they played, like Seaside, OR, not to mention Portland and Seattle. The dance halls may be gone and the world around us has changed, but the music is still young and alive. These five guys were the best.
peeps. I saw these guys play live in Dallas when I was in high school. My friends and I went to an after party they cam to, and hung out. I sat in a big cardboard appliance box with Phil and talked. I remember hearing James and Bobby Purify singing I'm Your Puppet as we drove them to their hotel in the wee hours..I had to go school the next day. A good and innocent memory of youth.
Gosh darn it! I sure do love Mark Lindsay's pageboy hairstyle from 1977 to 1979. Way back in the 1960's, he grew hair long and tied it up into a ponytail which became his fashion statement. In 1977 during "The American Bandstand's Silver Jubilee TV Special" on ABC-TV, Mark had that awesome pageboy hairstyle and played guitar with the American Bandstand's All-Star Band. It's really & truly amazing, don't you agree? Bye now. It's really & truly nice knowing you.
True American Rockers the way they dressed like people from the Colonial Days. That's what made this group unique.
This lineup of Paul Revere and the Raiders was the best lineup! And watching them together again was really special.💯💖👍👍👍💣💥
yes i am old and i have seen all the cool bands and when they all die off there never be anymore of them to see . i am so glad i was able to live and see them all
I remember seeing this show on TV in 79 and was amazed they still sounded so good
Had all the Paul Revere records as a kid - They're line up changed but Paul kept it together a long long time -
this band has always been sooooooooo underated.
This is truly awesome! Paul Revere & the Raiders were my favorite band as a kid in the 60s and early 70s. This lineup was by far their best one. Somehow I missed this reunion show in 1979. The guys still looked great and performed great too. Thanks so much for sharing this!
RIP Mike - he rented a house next door to ours in Northridge, CA for 9 months. His son Rory was 4 and I was 5 at the time... 1966ish.
oh my goodness! this is what i REALLY love to see! the original Raiders! and that one hot lead singer drives me insane!!
Mark Lindsay is still soo good looking in this video! And his voice great as ever! He has always had great sex appeal & charisma!
he is 72 and still gets the women going, me included. be still my heart!!
He aged well
He was and is gorgeous🥰
What an AWESOME group----to kick ass like that after 12 years shows what kind of talent they had!! Most underrated R&R group of all time---the fact that they still aren't in the R&R HOF shows what a worthless joke that organization is!!
I agree 120%!
Something to do with Jann Wenner (Rolling Stone), he is on the nominating committee for RRHOF.
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!!
I used to watch them on “Where the Action is” whenever I could, and I had all of their albums. I loved the music, the constant energy and the levity that they always displayed. I really enjoyed this video! Ultimately, the Raiders deserve more respect. Dick Clark was a gem as well!
Those were some good times with the Raiders. I'm still loving Mark after all these years. 💜💜💜💜
Mark was married at this time to his first wife Jaime Zygon!! They got divorced in 1981
May Paul Revere be at peace and keep Rock n Rolling in heaven;]
WHAT A GREAT VIDEO ! ALWAYS GOT A KICK OUT OF SEEING THEM ON "WHERE THE ACTION IS" 4:30 WEEKDAYS.
Thank you Phil "Fang" Volk for posting this great clip. You guys jelled together like you were never apart as a group.
PR&TR...a true one-of-a-kind AWESOME band who's in "my" 'Rock-N-Roll' Hall of Fame!!!
they did lip synch on many shows, but trust me, Mark can sing all the songs. i have seen him in concert many times and he is great for his age, as he just turned 72 March 9.
WONDERFUL times, absolutely great times....
WOW great memories...Dick Clark...Thanks for the MANY memories.
I love The Raiders!!!! My favorite Raider was the drummer, Mike Smith---"Smitty". Really loved all of the Raiders. I used to get home after school and watch "Where The Action Is" in the afternoon with my 3 friends, Terri, Sherri, and Dee Dee.
RIP Paul. 🙏😩😪
Times pass and memories fade, but rock and roll lives forever.
They still had it!!!😃After all the years apart!!!
Paul Revere And the Raiders became famous in 1965 as regulars on the TV series "Where The Action Is".
That show featured lip-sync performances by rock singers and groups, taped on location (mostly, but not always, in the Los Angeles area).
That summer, when "Action " premiered, my family had a backyard swimming pool and my Mom (a stay-at-home mom, as most married moms were then) wanted my kid brother (age 6) and I (age 9-1/2) to go into the pool at 2 P.M.---the very hour "Action" went on the air.
I fought with my Mom to watch "Action", but after a few minutes of the show, she forced us into the pool.
But one rainy day, we couldn't go swimming in our pool, so I got to watch an episode in it's entirety.
My mom fell in love with the costumes worn by Paul Revere And The Raiders.
But she liked their music a little less.
After that, we didn't go into the backyard pool until 2:30 P.M. (when "Action" ended) for the rest of the summer.
Thank you Fang for this. This is the best quality and longest version of this video I have seen. I remember it live, you guys were the best. Thanks, Fang and Tina
I watched this when it originally aired on TV. Brings back tons of great Rock & Roll memories from the 60's. Glad I was there to enjoy & appreciate it while it was happening.
RIP with Dick Clark Paul. Passed 4OCT2014 at 76 yrs.
I enjoyed chatting with Mike for a couple of hours one evening when he owned the Sporthaven nightclub in Harbor which was just across the Chetco river from Brookings, Oregon in 1979...Super nice guy. He told me a lot of stories with Paul Revere and the Raiders. I was playing music up the street but the rock band from my town was playing at the Sporthaven so they introduced me to Mike.
I STILL love them!! And have all my 45 & 33 1/3 records!
So do I. I still play them on my stereo I bought in 1975. They sound GREAT!!!
you could buy a nice used car for a hundred bucks back then, gas was only about 20 to 30 cents a Gallon , Love the Sixties ,
This is awesome!!!! Dick Clark helped a lot of my old favorites move up the charts, especially Paul Revere & the Raiders....RIP Mr. Clark. We'll all miss you!
OMG! What great memories this brings back of watching "Where the Action Is." and again seeing one of my all-time favorite bands! R.I.P. Mr. Clark and thanks for helping to make my pre-teen and teen years so special!
Drakes lead playing really made so many of those songs.
Thank you So Much Rooter for sharing this....makes me misty...
I've been looking for this one! A million 'thank you's' for posting this gem!!
All of the group members sang various songs beginning with their first album "Here They Come" which was released in 1965.. The voices of Phil Volk and Drake Levin are unmistakable whether they were lead or providing backup harmony. Even the drummer Mike Smith sang lead on several of their album cuts. Check out their second album "Just Like Us" and you will hear Phil Volk do one of the best versions ever of "I'm Crying".
Gosh dang, I remember those days. I saw Paul Revere at Disneyland probably the late 1970's. I watched all 3 shows they did. Didn't go on one ride since I had a front row seat and didn't want to lose it.
Now that's a story! I wouldn't have left either!
Rock godz, absolutely brilliant pop
This music actually takes me back to when I started listening to music I love rock and roll it will make your feet get happy
Never seen them ever perform...these guys had it all good songs, dance moves, uniforms....and I would say Mark Lindsay is one of the best front men and lead singers I have seen. ...I would put him up there with Jagger and Morrison.
this was really nice & heart touching for me which brought back wonderful memories of the past! thank you so much for sharing this beautiful video of a jewel presentation. cheers!
I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ those outfits!!!!!!!
"After a Raiders performance at Seattle's Spanish Castle Ballroom, a young man who had watched from the front of the stage all evening approached Drake. He said that Drake's playing had inspired him and said he was a really good showman. As Drake thanked him and they shook hands, Drake asked the young man his name and he replied, "Jimi Hendrix." Levin's performances included synchronized dance steps, playing on his knees, standing on his amplifier and playing his guitar behind his head." Jimi went on to write the song "Spanish Castle Magic".
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story ☺
Very cool - what a great story, coz Jimi was from the PNW as well!
@@neosturm5288 My Friend Called Me Up and told ME his band was opening for a BAND that just came from England and the Guitar Player Was Awesome... Well of course Jimi was an awesome Guitar Player. After The Group tore the house down and the band's next gig Was MONTARAY I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHO SAW JIMI HENDRIX PLAY BEFORE MANY HAD EVEN HEARD OF HIM not only in Omaha Nebraska at the MUSIC BOX BUT THE ENTIRE USA
@@songwriterfortruth4601 That's amazing- and all these years later, his music never gets old- and he still is the benchmark that guitarists aspire to. As someone said, it was an amazing time, and it will never happen again. Aren't you glad we got to see it as it happened?
Will they be coming back to.the Spanish Ballroom anytime soon?
I saw the revamped Raiders in the 80s and loved them!!! Would've loved to see them in the 60s!!!
Dick Clark and The Raiders were mainstays during my youth.
I bought the slacks Mark wore on this show .I'm so excited to have them!!!
This is absolutely Priceless ! Thank You ! RIP Dick Clark & Paul Revere.
My gosh were these guys “such a good thing”! Geez, Mark Lindsey was fantastic!
Totally mind blowing seeing Fabian with a beard!
Sadly, Phil "Fang" Volk's wife Tina Mason just passed away. May she Rest In Peace
EXCELLENT medley!!!
I watched this when it was first broadcast. So glad you posted this. I was 15 and had started my first bakery job.
Great share - thank you
Those were the good old days I love the 60s music
I got in trouble when I was 3 years old because of Dick Clark. Mom used to watch American Bandstand. One morning in church, during the singing, I started to do the twist. Mom said "Well...I guess I'm not watching Dick Clark any more." Hahaha. I love that story.
The Raiders' music brings back so many happy memories for me. Thank you for posting this.
So BOSS!!!
So much fun and good memories, my favorite band for a while as a kid when they came out.
they look and performed the same they were great
they still got it
Awesome
Paul Revere & the Radiers Reunion 1979
Best show band ever! I got to work with them a lot at Harrahs Lake tahoe... great guys!