PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland rock and roll icon Drake Levin, guitar player for Paul Revere and the Raiders, died July 4th at 62 after battling cancer.

Levin’s family said he died at home in San Francisco.

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Levin joined the Raiders in Portland at age 16 in 1963. The band went on to have 23 hit singles and more TV appearances than any other band in the 1960s.

Monday night Drake was acknowledged on The Late Show with David Letterman, when Paul Schaffer said, “This is for Drake”, breaking into Raiders’ epic garage hit “Just Like Me.” Schaffer called the Raiders, “The greatest show band in the history of Rock n’ Roll”.

After leaving the Raiders, Levin, Phil and Mike Smith formed The Brotherhood and went on to record three albums.

Levin’s last tour with the original group was in April, 1967 and he played at a 30 year reunion show with four of the original Raiders in 1997.

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His nickname was “The Kid,” and he is credited with influencing the likes of Jimi Hendrix, who watched the band play in 1963.

A memorial service for Drake will be held Saturday July 18th at the Hilton in downtown San Francisco at 6PM.

Contributions for the Levin Family should be sent to: Sonic Wheel Records 889 South Rainbow Blvd. Suite 572, Las Vegas, NV, 89145.