Though the Standells are perhaps best known for their classic 1965 garage rock cut "Dirty Water," and its subsequent connection to the Boston Red Sox, in their prime the band made plenty of excellent raw and infectious blue-eyed R&B. Formed in Los Angeles, the Standells were something of a prefabricated showbiz band, even boasting a former Mouseketeer in their ranks, yet they maintained a certain authenticity thanks to a pinch of punk attitude and some excellent songs written by manager/producer Ed Cobb. The band reunited in the late '90s, and also performed at the 2004 World Series in Boston.

Listen to The Standells at Finetune.

• Dirty Water
• Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
• Why Pick On Me

• The Sonics
• The Seeds
• Love
• Music Machine
• The Strangeloves
• The Chocolate Watchband
• Strawberry Alarm Clock
• Electric Prunes
• Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
• Rolling Stones
• The Kingsmen
• The Trashmen
• The Ramones
• The Kinks
• The Makers
• The Who
• The Real Kids
• Count Five
• Steppenwolf
• The Stooges

• blackmilk
• Tambomama
• BearInParadise
• winknspin
• MosquitoAndSon
• arthurfoxcakes
• wstepalavich
• m4z23
• RODGERGOODWIN
• FDot
• abrader