Paul Revere of Paul Revere and The Raiders fame dies at 76 of cancer.

By Rob Janicki

I was never a fan of Paul Revere and The Raiders music, but I will admit they were colorful in their Colonial America period stage costuming.  What was interesting is that they came at a time of the British invasion, but they were Americans.

Paul Revere, a teenage businessman who found an outlet for his entrepreneurial spirit in the form of a campy rock 'n' roll band that capitalized on his name, wore Revolutionary War-era costumes and cranked out a string of grungy hits in the mid-1960s, has died. The founder of Paul Revere and the Raiders was 76.

Revere died Saturday of cancer at his home in Garden Valley, Idaho, his longtime manager Roger Hart told the Associated Press. After a near-constant touring schedule in recent years, Revere retreated six months ago to his adopted home state because of health issues, said his tour manager, Ron Lemen. Continue reading LA Times 

Reminisce and watch more Paul Revere and The Raiders rocking the 60s and 70s  here  and here.