Mark
Lindsay of Paul Revere & The Raiders
PAUL
REVERE AND THE RAIDERS with lead singer MARK LINDSAY, recorded
"Louie Louie" (the same week as The Kingsmen). Shortly
thereafter, they became Columbia Records' first rock and roll
band. The group's wild reputation grew, and Dick Clark signed
them as the featured performers of the immensely popular 5 day
a week ABC TV music show, "Where The Action Is." MARK
LINDSAY'S profile complete with ponytail was soon showcased on
the cover of magazines each month, and his popularity as a "teen
idol" was becoming legendary. "MARK LINDSAY AND THE
RAIDERS" appeared as guests on an amazing seven hundred plus
network programs, including the Johnny Carson, Jack Benny, Ed
Sullivan, Smothers Brothers, Lucille Ball, Glen Campbell,
and Red Skelton Shows. Mark also co hosted the "Happening
TV" series for ABC, and later followed up his solo tour with
The Carpenters by appearing on the "Make Your Own Kind of
Music" series with them.
As lead singer
for the Raiders, Mark recorded a string of commercial hit singles,
such as "Just Like Me, Kicks, Hungry, Ups & Downs, Him
or Me, Good Thing, Let Me," many of which he produced and
wrote or co wrote. During this period, "PAUL REVERE &
THE RAIDERS,", featuring the distinctive and charismatic
voice of "MARK LINDSAY," sold over fifty million units
all over the world, in addition to earning many gold and platinum
albums and singles. The same year, Mark began a solo career while
still recording with the Raiders, and recorded a series of hit
singles, including the platinum "Arizona." He followed
up on this success by singing and producing the #1 hit "Indian
Reservation", recorded by him under the Raiders' nomenclature.
This single sold nearly four million copies, and was the largest
selling single in Columbia Records' history to that date, a record
that stood until Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". Considered
one of rock and roll's greatest performers, Mark Lindsay was enticed
to return to the stage when he was asked to host and perform on
a series of shows to benefit the Statue of Liberty. Encouraged
by a new generation of fans, as well as those who had never given
up their hopes of seeing him performÏagain, he later embarked
on an extraordinarily successful one hundred city tour across
the United States, and made a decision to again make his career
in recording and performing. MARK LINDSAY... has sold over 50
million records... the lead vocalist that you hear on all of the
Raiders' hits.
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