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Title: RIP Drake Levin, 62
Post by: urth on July 07, 2009, 12:05:41 AM
The former lead guitarist with Paul Revere and the Raiders died of cancer at his home in San Francisco.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-drake-levin7-2009jul07,0,2699826.story
Title: Re: RIP Drake Levin, 62
Post by: Wayback on July 07, 2009, 07:15:42 AM
Quote from: urth on July 07, 2009, 12:05:41 AM
The former lead guitarist with Paul Revere and the Raiders died of cancer at his home in San Francisco.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-drake-levin7-2009jul07,0,2699826.story
That's too bad. The Raiders were one of my fave 'second tier' of '60's bands, liked their humor as well as garage band sound.  Others in my 'second tier' (good bands, just not in first tier, in terms of popularity and influence then) would be the Turtles, Monkees, Ventures, Traffic, Righteous Bros, Tommy James & Shondells, Jan & Dean, Grass Roots, Dave Clark 5, Hermans Hermits.  'First tier' = Beatles, Stones, Who, Cream, Beach Boys, Hendrix, Janis, Doors, Motown and Stax acts, James Brown, Kinks, Yardbirds, CCR, Mamas & Papas, Roy Orbison, Four Seasons.
Title: Re: RIP Drake Levin, 62
Post by: ggould on July 07, 2009, 07:43:19 AM
Quote from: Wayback on July 07, 2009, 07:15:42 AM
Quote from: urth on July 07, 2009, 12:05:41 AM
The former lead guitarist with Paul Revere and the Raiders died of cancer at his home in San Francisco.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-drake-levin7-2009jul07,0,2699826.story
That's too bad. The Raiders were one of my fave 'second tier' of '60's bands, liked their humor as well as garage band sound.  Others in my 'second tier' (good bands, just not in first tier, in terms of popularity and influence then) would be the Turtles, Monkees, Ventures, Traffic, Righteous Bros, Tommy James & Shondells, Jan & Dean, Grass Roots, Dave Clark 5, Hermans Hermits.  'First tier' = Beatles, Stones, Who, Cream, Beach Boys, Hendrix, Janis, Doors, Motown and Stax acts, James Brown, Kinks, Yardbirds, CCR, Mamas & Papas, Roy Orbison, Four Seasons.
I like your tier way of looking at things.  Perhaps a new thread?
 :) ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: RIP Drake Levin, 62
Post by: Gazoo on July 07, 2009, 10:06:40 AM
Quote from: ggould on July 07, 2009, 07:43:19 AM
Quote from: Wayback on July 07, 2009, 07:15:42 AM
Quote from: urth on July 07, 2009, 12:05:41 AM
The former lead guitarist with Paul Revere and the Raiders died of cancer at his home in San Francisco.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-drake-levin7-2009jul07,0,2699826.story
That's too bad. The Raiders were one of my fave 'second tier' of '60's bands, liked their humor as well as garage band sound.  Others in my 'second tier' (good bands, just not in first tier, in terms of popularity and influence then) would be the Turtles, Monkees, Ventures, Traffic, Righteous Bros, Tommy James & Shondells, Jan & Dean, Grass Roots, Dave Clark 5, Hermans Hermits.  'First tier' = Beatles, Stones, Who, Cream, Beach Boys, Hendrix, Janis, Doors, Motown and Stax acts, James Brown, Kinks, Yardbirds, CCR, Mamas & Papas, Roy Orbison, Four Seasons.
I like your tier way of looking at things.  Perhaps a new thread?
 :) ;) :D ;D

I'd be into this.  But my tiers are inverted: tier 1 includes Beatles, JA/JS, Turtles, Monkees, Grass Roots; tier 2 includes Ms&Ps, Tommy James, Association, Paul Revere, Four Seasons ... Will give this some more thought sometime.