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This Day in Rock History - July 24th

1971: The Raiders have one of their last hits with “Indian Reservation.” Truth is, the record was intended to be a Mark Lindsay solo release, but the Raiders former lead singer had Columbia credit it to the entire group as a thank you to his old pal, Paul Revere.

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