Paul Revere and the Raiders are scheduled to perform two free concerts at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park on Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The sponsors for the event include Boyer Refrigeration, Giant Eagle, Stultz and Brown, Superior Mortgage, The Summit and Wrightco Technologies.
The group was organized in 1958 by leader Paul Revere. They were the first rock group ever to be signed with Columbia Records, had 25 consecutive hit singles and recorded 26 albums.
During the 1960s and 1970s The Raiders made many appearances on TV on such shows as The Tonight Show, Ed Sullivan, the Milton Berle Show and Dick Clark’s “Summer Action.”
The existing group is made up of founder Paul Revere, Omar Martinez, Doug Heath, Ron Foos, Daniel Krause, Carl Driggs and Revere’s son Jamie Revere.
Some of front man Paul Revere’s reviews include, “…Maybe the last of the classic rock pianists,” by Keyboard Magazine and “Revere is a bonafide offbeat comic character who has enough sight and verbal gags to shake a schtick at,” by Variety.
On drums and vocals, Martinez joined the Raiders 26 years ago. Lead guitar, Heath joined the Raiders 25 years ago. On bass guitar, Foos, has been a member of the group for 24 years. Krause plays keyboards and vocals and joined 20 years ago. Driggs is the lead vocalist for the group and joined 18 years ago. Rounding out The Raiders is Jamie Revere on rhythm guitar who joined in 1990.
Paul Revere and the Raiders have numerous album recordings, some in sales exceeding one million dollars. Some of the group’s albums include Like Long Hair, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Here They Come, Midnight Ride and Spirit of ‘67.
The group also has a myriad of hit single recordings, some that charted nationally and some that were major national hits. Some of the group’s single recordings include Beatnik Sticks, Like Long Hair, Steppin’ Out, Just Like Me, Kicks, Hungry, Great Airplane Strike, Good Thing, Indian Reservation and Country Wine.
“There are no holes in this show, thank you very much. Sure the Raiders’ hits are all there, and hey – no one could accuse the band in its 60’s prime of pioneering contemporary music. And believe me, as one who heard the original band live several times in its salad days – they never sounded this good,” wrote Alan Kellogg of The Edmonton Journal.
