The Standells

The Standells
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.