As Paul Revere & The Raiders' bassist during the group's prime hit-making years and their huge exposure on TV, Phil "Fang" Volk was probably the second-best-known bassist in rock, at least in America, after Paul McCartney. In early 1965, Phil was contacted by Paul Revere to replace Mike "Doc" Holiday as the Raiders' bassist. At this point, the group was signed to Columbia Records and were about to emerge as one of the most popular rock & roll acts in the country, thanks to Dick Clark, who put them on his new afternoon music show, "Where the Action Is." The band had always had comic antics in their stage act, but miming to their records on camera allowed them even more freedom to pump up the humor, and Phil enhanced it all. Nicknamed "Fang" for his teeth, he had a flair for visual humor that made him a natural. As a serious musician, he, Drake Levin and drummer Mike Smith formed a tight trio at the core of the group's sound, which, coupled with Revere's keyboards & Mark Lindsay's lead vocals, made for a massively powerful sound, well-captured on record. Phil's last appearance with the group marked the debut of Freddy Waller in the lineup. and in the early '70s Volk succeeded Randy Meisner (who joined The Eagles) in Rick Nelson's Stome Canyon Band. The Raiders hold the world record for more television airings in the decade of the 1960's than any other rock band in history, with over 750 performances. Phil's white Phantom Vox bass is now on exhibit at the EMP Rock & Roll Museum in Seattle, WA, and Phil is an inductee in the Northwest Music Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He currently fronts his own band called "Fang & The Gang."  His latest CD release is called:  "Fang Reveres The Raiders," a tribute to the original Raiders, on Sonic Wheel Records. www.philfangvolk.com.