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Friday, August 23, 2019
"Gone Movin' On" by Paul Revere and the Raiders
Named after founding member Paul Revere and not the legendary hero of the American Revolution, Paul Revere and the Raiders enjoyed a string of big hits in the late 60s and early 70s that included "Kicks" (#4), "Hungry" (#6), "Good Thing" (#4), and "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" (#5). The band's chart success cooled down in 1968 but came back in a big way in 1971 when "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" gave them a #1 hit. But history repeated itself and the band quickly faded away again, for good this time. Vocalist Mark Lindsay would enjoy additional chart success as a solo artist, best known for his top 10 hit "Arizona" from 1969. Paul Revere passed away in 2014. In 1970, the band shortened its name to simply "The Raiders" and released an album called "Collage." It produced two modest chart hits with "We Gotta All Get Together" (#50) and "Just Seventeen" (#82). "Gone Movin' On" is one of the songs from that album that fell through the cracks.
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