Many people think punk rock was a British phenomenon.
Paul Revere and the Raiders were one of the best bands in this category and also one of the most successful. They landed a record contract with Columbia Records in 1963 and got crucial national exposure in 1965 as the house band on the TV show Where The Action Is . Paul Revere and the Raiders went from concert attraction to hitmaking unit in 1965 with the release of Just Like Me. Taking a cue from British Invasion units like the Who and the Kinks , this tune featured a snarling, attitude-heavy vocal from Lindsay over a pumping wall of sound that matched the sneer in Lindsay s voice. They closed out the year with two more hits, Hungry and The Great Airplane Strike, along with an appearance on the TV show Batman .