I had the distinct pleasure of meeting and hanging out with all four original members of The Standells! Dick Dodd was my neighbor in Huntington Beach, CA and a very good friend! I occasionally chat with Larry Tamblyn who still has the band together! R.I.P. Dick Dodd and Gary Lane! It was an absolute honor to meet and know both of you!
-A lot of r&b/r&r groups back in the late 50's-early 60's looked something like this. Also if you see the old monster B-movie 'The Horror of Party Beach' 1964 theres the rock group the Del Aires & they sound good just goofin' while playing.
iT WAS'NT UNCOMMON FOR BANDS LIKE THE STANDELLS , WHO WORKED THE STRIP, TO COVER JIMMY REED SONGS. PEOPLE LIKED THE BEAT. BILLY LEE RILEY DID THE SAME THING WHEN HE TOOK OVER FROM JOHNNY RIVERS AT THE WHISKY. I THOUGHT THE STANDELLS' VERSION OF THE JIMMY REED STANDARD , "BIG BOSS MAN", WAS THE DIRECT LINK TO THE CLASSIC "DIRTY WATER" SOUND , BUT , THIS IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO IT.
sequentialable12 -Exactly. Garage rock from the early-mid 60's was really the best 60's rock, not that weird psychodelic hippy shit that came out after '66-72.
....is it just me or is a total rip of "High Heeled Sneakers" from Tommy Tucker? The Rolling Stones also covered this classic song and even Jose Feliciano and Little Stevie Wonder
