Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer for Paul Revere & the Raiders.

Life and career

Lindsay was born in Eugene, Oregon, and was the second of eight children. The family moved to Idaho when he was young, where he attended Wilder High School for a short time.

Career

Lindsay began performing at age 15 with local bands that played local venues. He was tapped to sing in a band called Freddy Chapman and the Idaho Playboys after he won a local talent contest. After Chapman left the area, Lindsay saw the other band members and a new member, Paul Revere, playing at a local I.O.O.F. Hall. He persuaded the band to allow him to sing a few songs with them. The next day he was working at his regular job at McClure Bakery in Caldwell Idaho when Paul Revere came in to buy supplies for a hamburger restaurant that he owned. This chance meeting began their professional relationship.

The Downbeats

Lindsay became lead singer and saxophone player in a band with Revere and several others. He suggested they call themselves "The Downbeats" after a magazine with the same title. They made some demo tapes in 1960 in Boise, Idaho, and signed with a record company called Gardena Records. The group scored their first national hit with the piano/sax instrumental "Like, Long Hair" which peaked at #38 in the Billboard charts on April 17, 1961.

Mark Lindsay (disambiguation)

Mark Lindsay is a musician.

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Mark Lindsay (footballer)

Mark E. Lindsay (born Lambeth, Greater London, 6 March 1958) is an English retired footballer who began his youth career at Crystal Palace, signed professional terms in August 1973, and went on to make 30 senior appearances for the club. In 1977, he signed for Tampa Bay Rowdies and spent nine seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the American Indoor Soccer Association.

Lindsay played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the Houston Hurricane, the California Surf, the San Jose Earthquakes and the Jacksonville Tea Men of the North American Soccer League.

In 1986, Lindsay joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies as the team entered the American Indoor Soccer Association.

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