AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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JULY 16 SHOW
SHOW PLAYLIST
Cinderella Sunshine - Paul Revere & the Raiders
Fairy Tales
Cinderella - The Fuzztones
Lil Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Somewhere in Neverland - All Time Low
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Naked or Not
Get Naked - The Fuzztones
You Can Leave Your Hat On - Etta James
Naked - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins
Cool Cats
Three Cool Cats - The Coasters
Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats
Nashville Cats - The Lovin’ Spoonful
R.O.C.K in the USA - John Cougar Mellancamp
One Kiss - Richard and the Young Lions
Dirty Dogs
I’ll Be Doggone - Paul Revere & the Raiders
Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Sometimes I Don’t Mind - The Suicide Machines
Moon Dawg - The Gamblers
Raiders Plus
Goin’ Up the Country - Canned Heat
Tight Rope - Leon Russell
Sting Ray - The Rip Chords
Hey Joe - Cory Wells & the Enemys
Just One of the Guys
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Freddie’s Dead - Curtis Mayfield
John Riley - The Byrds
Ridin’ With James Dean - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Faster Than You
Deadman’s Curve - Jan & Dean
Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper
409 - Beach Boys
Shelby GT356 - Chesterfield Kings
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Color My World
Silver Cloud - Alejandro Escovedo
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
Gray Skies Look So Blue - Jesse Malin
Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay
Cinderella Sunshine - Paul Revere & the Raiders
Fairy Tales
Cinderella - The Fuzztones
Lil Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Somewhere in Neverland - All Time Low
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Naked or Not
Get Naked - The Fuzztones
You Can Leave Your Hat On - Etta James
Naked - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins
Cool Cats
Three Cool Cats - The Coasters
Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats
Nashville Cats - The Lovin’ Spoonful
R.O.C.K in the USA - John Cougar Mellancamp
One Kiss - Richard and the Young Lions
Dirty Dogs
I’ll Be Doggone - Paul Revere & the Raiders
Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Sometimes I Don’t Mind - The Suicide Machines
Moon Dawg - The Gamblers
Raiders Plus
Goin’ Up the Country - Canned Heat
Tight Rope - Leon Russell
Sting Ray - The Rip Chords
Hey Joe - Cory Wells & the Enemys
Just One of the Guys
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Freddie’s Dead - Curtis Mayfield
John Riley - The Byrds
Ridin’ With James Dean - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Faster Than You
Deadman’s Curve - Jan & Dean
Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper
409 - Beach Boys
Shelby GT356 - Chesterfield Kings
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Color My World
Silver Cloud - Alejandro Escovedo
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
Gray Skies Look So Blue - Jesse Malin
Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay
This Week's
"DEEP DIVE"
CINDERELLA SUNSHINE - Mark told the story of how the song came to be...and here's Miss Cynderella from the GTOs, the inspiration for the song when Mark ran into her on Sunset Boulevard in 1968.
Cinderella Sunshine is one of the Raiders' songs which is different as a single vs an album cut. The Raiders had a CBS contract which allowed for unlimited studio time (something the label soon regretted), and with such a luxury, Mark had a chance to experiment with different versions of songs he particularly liked.
THE FUZZTONES - On today's show, Mark talked about playing with the Fuzztones in Greece. Although the Thessoloniki clip with Mark singing in his shorts seems to be MIA, here's one of the rehearsal they did in Athens, followed by audio of a live version of Kicks from the show.
THE GAMBLERS - In the RAIDERS' PLUS segment, Mark played the Gamblers' version of "Moon Dawg" and explained why the Raiders' version sounds so "remarkably" similar! You can hear it again on the YouTube video below. The Gamblers consisted of Mark's roommate Derry Weaver, who wrote the song, Bruce Johnston, Elliott Ingber, Larry "The Mole" Taylor, and drummer extraordinaire Sandy Nelson.
FIRST RAIDERS' TOUR - Derry Weaver and Larry Taylor later joined Mark Lindsay on an early Raiders tour of the midwest, including this one in Hayes, Kansas on May 24, 1961. Rod Schaeffer was on drums, and Leon Russell was on piano. Bruce Johnston had been booked for the tour, but changed his mind at the last minute, to be replaced by Leon. Larry Taylor went on to be part of Canned Heat, and Leon Russell, of course, had a stellar career as part of the Wrecking Crew, not to mention his solo work. Mark says he learned more in 2 weeks of working with Leon than he would have learned from anyone else. Leon tore up the show with wild piano antics (like kicking the lid off the piano into the audience), and Mark credits him with instigating the showmanship that became the Raiders' trademark.
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COREY WELLS & THE ENEMYS - Also in the RAIDERS PLUS segment, Mark talked a bit about the late 1964 gigs at the Pink Pussycat a Go Go, where the Raiders and the Enemys shared the bill. Mark's voice was getting ragged from relentless screaming, and he had been diagnosed with a nodule on his vocal cord. Corey was offered a job as Raider lead singer if Mark's surgery was unsuccessful, but luckily for both of them, Corey passed, and Mark recovered without a hitch and actually ahead of the game. His post-surgery vocal coach suggested he alternate his hard rocking style with breathy moments, and the result can first be heard on Just Like Me, and becoming his signature style.
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UNDER MY WHEELS - in the FASTER THAN YOU segment today, following telling some hair-raising falling-asleep-at-140-mph tales, Mark played this Alice Cooper tune. If you haven't heard it on the Friday Music audiophile 180-gram vinyl release, you're in for a treat. More info HERE (and check out ALL of the Friday Music audiophile releases!)
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SILVER BIRD - Mark closed the show with his 1970 solo hit. The song reached #7 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, #20 on Cash Box, and #25 on Billboard's Hot 100. It was used in Yamaha commercials at the time, and then hit the jackpot in 2022 by being featured in the new action thriller, "The Gray Man," starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Produced by Netflix with a $200 million budget, their largest production ever, it just hit theatres on July 15th, and will begin streaming on July 22nd. Julia Butters, the charming little girl you may remember from her scenes in the saloon with Leonardo DiCaprio, plays the role of Claire, who loves her vinyl, and in particular, Silver Bird by Mark Lindsay.
Here are a couple of trailers from the movie for you to enjoy!
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