Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay is an American musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Mark Lindsay was born on March 9, 1942, in Eugene, Oregon. He was the second of eight children. The family moved to Idaho when he was young, where he attended Wilder High School for a short period of time. Lindsay began performing at the age of fifteen with local bands that played local venues. He was tapped to sing in a band called Freddy Chap... more

Mark Lindsay is an American musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Mark Lindsay was born on March 9, 1942, in Eugene, Oregon. He was the second of eight children. The family moved to Idaho when he was young, where he attended Wilder High School for a short period of time. Lindsay began performing at the age of fifteen 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 current band to allow him to sing a few songs with them. The next day he was working at his regular job at a bakery when Paul Revere came in to buy supplies for a hamburger restaurant that he owned. This chance meeting began their professional relationship. Lindsay became lead singer and saxophone player in a band with Revere and several... less