The Standells in 1966. L-R: Larry Tamblyn, Tony Valentino, Dick Dodd and Gary Lane.
Background information
Origin
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Garage rock, psychedelic rock
Years active
1962–present
Members
Larry Tamblyn Martin Blasick Greg Burnham Mark Adrian
Past members
Tony Valentino Jody Rich Dick Dodd Benny King (Benny Hernandez) Gary Lane Gary Leeds Dewey Martin Dave Burke Lowell George Paul Downing Adam Marsland John Fleck (John Fleckenstein) Bruce Michael Miller
The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as a "punk band of the 1960s", and said to have inspired such groups as the Sex Pistols and Ramones.[1] They recorded the 1966 hit "Dirty Water", written by their producer, Ed Cobb. (Ed Cobb also wrote "Tainted Love", a Gloria Jones song which became world famous when Soft Cell did a version of it.) "Dirty Water" is the anthem of several Boston sports teams and is played following every Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins home win.
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all of the Standells hit songs. In 1964, Liberty Records released three Standells singles and an album, TheStandells in Person at P.J.s. The album was...
begun doing by the Four Preps' breakup. He worked with such acts as theStandells, the Lettermen, Ketty Lester, the Chocolate Watch Band, the Piltdown Men...
life on the strip. In Riot on Sunset Strip, several bands make appearances at the Pandora's Box, including theStandells who are seen during the opening...
"Dirty Water" is a song by the American rock band TheStandells, written by their producer Ed Cobb. The song is a mock paean to the city of Boston, Massachusetts...
and a member of the musical group TheStandells since the 1960s. Tamblyn released his first set of singles as a solo artist between the late 1950s and...
to chart in either the US or the UK. According to Nick Talevski, before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to theStandells, whom he managed and...
was an American actor. He was the father of actor Russ Tamblyn and keyboardist Larry Tamblyn (TheStandells), and the grandfather of actress Amber Tamblyn...
Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" and theStandells' "Dirty Water" have become anthems for the Red Sox. As of the end of the 2023 season, the franchise's all-time regular-season...
The American Meme is a 2018 American documentary film that explores the lifestyle and trajectory of four social media influencers. The film was directed...
Otis Redding, the Who, REO Speedwagon, Black Sabbath, Humble Pie, Styx, the Grass Roots, and theStandells, among many others. In the mid-1980s, he worked...
performer. Her uncle is Larry Tamblyn, who is the keyboardist in the 1960s rock band TheStandells. She attended the Santa Monica Alternative School House, which...
were both inspired by the multiple-killer theories of the Boston Strangler. The rock and roll band TheStandells referred to the Boston Strangler in their...
Me Gasoline" – Howlin' Wolf (1956) "Dirty Water" – TheStandells (1966) "Jesus Gave Me Water" – The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (1950) "Backwater Blues"...
writer and/or producer of hit material for other artists, especially TheStandells' "Dirty Water", Brenda Holloway's "Every Little Bit Hurts" and Gloria...
Courtesy of Universal Records". Following the disbanding of The Factory, George briefly joined TheStandells. In November 1968, George joined Zappa's Mothers...
at which point the musicians pulled off the road and reunited. Drummer Dewey Martin, who had played with garage rock group theStandells and with country...
of TheStandells (Late 1962–1964). He had recently toured the UK with singer P.J. Proby. Leeds – along with Gazzari's club regular Brian Jones of The Rolling...
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