Starting in 1965, the band became the house band for the Dick Clark ABC weekday afternoon variety show Where the Action Is, the first active, charting band to take on such status. He pushed for elements of showmanship including having the band's guitarist, originally Drake Levin, and bassist, originally Phil Volk, perform synchronized dance moves. Revere was the energetic comic relief, the madman of rock and roll, in contrast to the teen idol look of Lindsay. We just happened to be at the right time and had the right name and had the right gimmick." "We were visual and fun and crazy and were America's answer to the British music invasion. He had the band dress in Revolutionary War uniforms, giving the band a distinctive look. When they started recording, record company executives disliked the name and they took their name as an embellishment from his name. The band originally started calling themselves the Downbeats. The two became the foundation of the band in 1959. While picking up hamburger buns from a local bakery he met teenaged Mark Lindsay. After attending barber college, he had opened a barbershop and a drive-in restaurant in Caldwell, Idaho. Dick grew up on a farm near Boise, Idaho. After taking piano lessons, he emulated the style of Jerry Lee Lewis. Even before the group, he was convinced there was a place for a combination of music and humor after seeing Spike Jones & His City Slickers.
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