YouTube: Paul Revere & the Raiders -"Ups & Downs," The Smothers Brothers Show - 1967

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioufyn6j3cU

[abq e streeter]

1. an underrated band, maybe not taken seriously because of the silly costumes they had to wear

but those guys rocked and put out a bunch of high quality rockin' tunes like this one. I assume you're aware of the passing this past 4th of July of Drake Levin, who was not performing with them at this time due to having been in the National Guard . Still have my 45's of Kicks and Just Like Me. RIP Drake, and rock on Raiders.

[seemunkee]

2. Wireless guitars back in 1967

They really were ahead of their time. They were my favorite band back when I was in elemetary/jr high school.

[elocs]

3. I have a friend who just turned 70 and she was "forced" to chaperone her younger sister who was 11

to see the Beatles in Chicago in 1964. The next year her sister could have seen them again, but chose to see instead, yes, Paul Revere & the Raiders. I liked PR&R, but I think she should have seen the Beatles again given musical history.

[Maccagirl]

4. A shout-out of love to fellow Raiders fans

They were my 3rd favorite American band after CCR and the Byrds in the 60's. Great meemories of them on American Bandstand and Where the Action Is.

[Tikki]

5. +10

Tikki

[madrchsod]

6. we never missed a smothers bros show

we`d get high on gold,nepal,or some peace from frisco and watch the smothers brothers...dam those were the days

never really liked the raiders i think it was their costumes....!

[rurallib]

7. 7PM on Sunday night everyone went to the student union

Hundreds of kids around an old 26" TV