Some artist takes a liberty and it goes from there.
I think the Paul Revere thing just sounded better than Dawes and Prescott...plus saying Paul Revere surrendered within a couple hours doesn't really get that patriotic blood going
There were more riders too, one was actually a young girl--she did most of the riding (go figure she's forgotten).
They each rode in different directions, got caught, the others managed to get away and Paul Revere gave up
Some of the details are lost in my memory, but we did about a months worth of this whole piece of history. I think the school textbooks still list the incorrect version.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA AND LOST THIS TO YOU IN AN IMPROMPTU FIDDLING CONTEST? TELL YOU WHAT. I GOT A BUDDY WHO'S AN EXPERT ON DEVIL'S FIDDLES. LET ME GET HIM DOWN HERE TO TAKE A LOOK. A KID NAMED JOHNNY SAYS HE HAS ONE OF MY GOLDEN FIDDLES? NEVER HEARD OF HIM! IT HAS TO BE A FAKE!