The Standells, with Dodd, are set to headline at the Monterey Summer of Love Festival

Despite the references to Boston and the Charles River in " Dirty Water ," the Standells are not from Massachusetts.

Their sound was influenced by 1960s garage acts ranging from the Electric Prunes, The Standells, The Chocolate Watch Band to The Easybeats.

Drummer Dewey Martin, who had played with garage rock group the Standells and country artists such as Patsy Cline and The Dillards, was added to the roster less than a week later after contacting the group at the suggestion of the Byrds ' manager, Jim Dickson.

The garage punk classic song, " Riot On Sunset Strip ," was written for the film by Tony Valentino and John Fleck of the Standells.

Later in 1971, in his fanzine Who Put the Bomp, Greg Shaw wrote about " what I have chosen to call ' punk rock ' bands — white teenage hard rock of ' 64-66 ( Standells, Kingsmen, Shadows of Knight, etc .)".

The Standells played the part of the fictional rock group the " Love Bugs " on the television sitcom Bing Crosby Show in the episode " Bugged by the Love Bugs ".

However, early 1964 photos counter that notion, showing the Standells with long hair, making them one of the first American rock groups to adopt that style.

" Dirty Water " is a song first recorded by the California rock and roll band The Standells in 1966 and composed by their producer, Ed Cobb.

Among the prominent rock drummers who endorsed Slingerland, Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds, Barry Whitwam with Herman's Hermits, Mike Smith, ( who all had previously played Ludwig's ) and later Joe Correro, Jr. with Paul Revere & the Raiders, Dick Dodd of The Standells, Antonio " Fito " de la Parra with Canned Heat, Bev Bevan of Electric Light Orchestra, Bobby Columby of Blood Sweat and Tears, Danny Seraphine of Chicago, Joey Stefko of Meat Loaf, Phil Ehart of Kansas, Alice Cooper's original drummer, Neal Smith, and Elton John's drummer, Nigel Olsson.

The original Standells band was formed in 1962 by bass guitarist Jody Rich, with vocalist and keyboard player Larry Tamblyn ( born Lawrence A. Tamblyn, February 5, 1943, in Los Angeles ), guitarist Tony Valentino ( born May 24, 1941, aka Emilio Bellissimo ), and drummer Benny King ( aka Hernandez ).

The Standells band name was derived from standing around booking agents ' offices trying to get work.

In 1963, the band first used-and permanently changed its name to-" the Standells ".

He is the older brother of Larry Tamblyn, organist for the 1960s band The Standells.

Following the disbanding of The Factory, George briefly joined the band The Standells.

During their peak years, from late 1960 to Summer 1963, The Bel-Airs had two drummers who played gigs with the band alternately, original Mouseketeer, Dick Dodd ( Eddie & the Showmen and The Standells ) and a local school friend named Richard Delvy.

The surviving Standells have performed the song at Fenway Park from atop the Green Monster.

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael grew up in Pacific Palisades, in western Los Angeles County, California, during the “ Golden Age ” of the LA club scene, with The Doors, Love and The Standells regularly playing the Whisky-a-Go-Go on Sunset Strip and the Beach Boys playing the afternoon event Teenage Fair.

After the Standells signed with Liberty in 1964, Leeds left the group, and was replaced by vocalist and drummer Dick Dodd ( born Joseph Richard Dodd in Hermosa Beach, California, October 27, 1945 ).

In the 1960s, Griffin teamed with fellow songwriter Michael Z. Gordon to write songs for such diverse singers as Ed Ames, Gary Lewis, Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Standells, Leslie Gore, Sandy Nelson and Cher.

In early 1966, after recording their first song " Dirty Water " Dodd briefly left the Standells, and was replaced by Dewey Martin, who became a member of the Buffalo Springfield.

Picked by Billboard magazine to be the Standells ' next hit, the song was banned by Texas radio mogul Gordon McLendon who deemed the record to have sexually-suggestive lyrics.

The Standells continued to perform with a varying line-up thereafter, briefly including guitarist Lowell George who went on to play with Little Feat.

PJ's hosted such acts as The Bobby Fuller Four, The Standells, Rufus Thomas and Trini Lopez who recorded live albums there.

* The Standells ' song " Dirty Water " is an ode to Boston and asks listeners " have you heard about the Strangler?

None of the Standells had been to Boston before the song was released.

In the late 1980s, the Standells, with Valentino and Tamblyn, recorded and released an independent single featuring Tamblyn singing " 60's Band " on the A-side and Valentino singing " Try It " for the B-side.

He composed and produced the top-twenty hit, " Dirty Water " for The Standells in 1966 ; Cobb also wrote the song " Tainted Love " for Gloria Jones, which became a worldwide hit for Soft Cell in 1982.

In 1999, the Standells, featuring Dodd, Valentino and Tamblyn, along with bass player Peter Stuart, appeared at the Cavestomp festival in New York, and their performance was subsequently released as an album called Ban THIS !.

As the title suggests, the Standells were thumbing their noses at McLendon.

Dirty Water was also the title of the Standells ' most successful LP, their only nationally charting album.

* The Standells ( 1966 ) on their album Dirty Water

Before the cleanup projects, the water was so polluted that The Standells released a song in 1966 called Dirty Water about the sorry state of the Charles River.

The song's riff is slightly similar to Neil Diamond's " Cherry, Cherry " and The Standells hit " Dirty Water.

At short notice, at the invitation of the Red Sox, The Standells played " Dirty Water " before the second game of the 2004 World Series at Fenway Park.

In 2007, " Dirty Water, as sung by the Standells " was honored by official decree of The Massachusetts General Court.

The album also includes the Red Sox victory song " Dirty Water " by The Standells, in which Arroyo is accompanied by Johnny Damon, Lenny DiNardo, and Kevin Youkilis.

" Tessie " is the second of three songs played after every Red Sox win at Fenway Park, the first being " Dirty Water " by The Standells.

" American Pie " by Don McLean, " Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone " by Ella Fitzgerald, " Rehab " by Amy Winehouse, " You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch " by Thurl Ravenscroft ( the voice of Tony the Tiger ), " Thriller " by Michael Jackson, " Wide Open Spaces " by The Dixie Chicks, " Dirty Water " by The Standells, " Gone Country " by Alan Jackson, and " Sexyback " by Justin Timberlake.

* 1940 – Dewey Martin, Canadian drummer ( Buffalo Springfield and The Standells ) ( d. 2009 )

Fleckenstein went on to join the Standells in 1967.

Notable performers include James Booker, Duke Ellington, Kermit Ruffins, King Oliver, Jerry Reed, Artie Shaw, Lead Belly, Big Mama Thornton, Jack Teagarden, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Cassandra Wilson, Stan Kenton, Josh White, Lou Rawls, Bobby Bland, Ramblin ' Jack Elliott, Doc Watson, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Van Ronk, " Spider " John Koerner, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Paul Butterfield, The Animals, The Standells, and more recently The White Stripes, the Stray Cats, the Tarbox Ramblers, Snooks Eaglin, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, and Tom Jones with Jools Holland.

* " Bony Moronie ": John Lennon, Johnny Burnette, Dr. Feelgood, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels, Johnny Winter, Little Richard, Paul Jones, Bobby Comstock Showaddywaddy, The Who, Jumpin ' Gene Simmons, The Shadows, Ritchie Valens, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Creation, Freddy Fender, The Aztecs, The Rebel Rousers, The Standells, Hush.

Their influences included Gene Vincent, Johnny Burnette, Tony Joe White, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds, Buck Owens and The Standells.

In 1964, Liberty Records released three singles and an album, The Standells In Person At P. J .' s.

The album was later re-issued as The Standells Live and Out of Sight.

The Standells performed incidental music in the Connie Francis movie Follow the Boys, which coincidentally co-starred Larry Tamblyn's brother, Russ Tamblyn.

The Standells were asked by Art Linkletter to debate with McLendon on his House Party TV show in 1967.

After a show at the Cannery Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas in May 2009, The Standells reformed with Tamblyn and former bassist John Fleck, along with guitarist Paul Downing and veteran drummer Greg Burnham.

Through Kickstarter, the Standells raised money towards the cost of recording a new album.

In March 2012, the Standells performed at the SXSW Festival.