Larry Tamblyn, a founding member of the band The Standells, has died. He was 82.
The musician’s dying was introduced by his nephew, Dennis Tamblyn, on Fb Friday.
“My uncle Larry Tamblyn passed away today. I have very fond memories of him and his family over the years,” Dennis wrote.
“He lived an incredible life. He was in a band called The Standells, whose hit song ‘Dirty Water’ is still played to this day whenever the Red Sox or the Bruins win a home game. They also played on an episode of ‘The Munsters,’” the publish continued.
Dennis went on, “A few years ago, The Standells played at Hotel Congress here in Tucson and Larry stayed with me. It was so great to hang out with him and catch up. He was still making music well into his later years.”
“You will be missed, Uncle Larry,” Dennis added.
Larry’s explanation for dying has but to be shared.
One in all Larry’s neighbors shared a tribute to him on X (previously Twitter). “Sad news I’m afraid. My friend and neighbor, Larry Tamblyn, passed away this morning. He was the founding member of The Standells. It was totally surreal that a member of the 60s garage punk band my 80s garage band used to cover, moved just around the corner from me in rural GA,” the publish learn.
The late star, born on February 5, 1943, was the brother of actor Russ Tamblyn and uncle of actress Amber Tamblyn.
In 1962, Larry fashioned a rock band known as Larry Tamblyn and The Standells with Tony Valentino, Jody Wealthy and Benny King. The group later modified their identify to The Standells.
The band launched their first album, “Dirty Water,” in 1966. The lead tune of the identical identify grew to become a victory anthem for the Boston Purple Sox and the Boston Bruins.
After its members pursued solo careers, Larry received The Standells again collectively in 2009 with bassist John Fleck, guitarist Paul Downing and drummer Greg Burnham.
In 2014, they went on their first nationwide tour for the reason that Sixties. The group’s remaining album, “Bump,” got here out in 2013.
In an previous interview with Basic Bands, Larry mentioned The Standells had been impressed by The Beatles to develop their hair lengthy.
“We were one of the first groups to have long hair in 1963. We had seen photos of The Beatles in London before they became big here and we grew our hair out,” he recalled. “When they started to break here, we had the long hair and we were doing the same schtick at this club called The Peppermint West. They had a big sign out in front saying Beatlemania. That was us.”
Larry additionally revealed how he got here up with the identify for his band, saying, “Believe it or not, I got the name from when we first formed we were just a bunch of young guys and didn’t have any work lined up. We spent a lot of time standing around booking agents offices, trying to get work. You know, stand, standing, Standells. That’s how the name came about.”
Larry was inducted into the California Music Corridor of Fame by Russ, 90, in December 2023. He carried out on stage on the induction ceremony.
