Larry Tamblyn
Lifeless at 82 …
The Standells Founding Member, Actor Russ’ Brother
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Larry Tamblyn — a founding member of the influential band The Standells and brother to actor Russ Tamblyn — has died … in line with a social media publish by a member of the family.
Dennis Tamblyn — Larry’s nephew — introduced the unhappy information in a Fb publish … telling followers his uncle handed away Saturday and remembering his “incredible life.”
Tamblyn significantly talked about one reminiscence of his uncle staying with him in Arizona a number of years in the past … including his uncle was nonetheless making music nicely into his later years. He didn’t present a reason for dying.
As we talked about … Larry was a founding member of The Standells — a Sixties rock band that performed what some have described as an early model of punk music. The group is claimed to have impressed legendary teams just like the Intercourse Pistols and the Ramones.
The band’s largest hit “Dirty Water” peaked at quantity 11 on the U.S. charts again in 1965 … and, it is endured over the past 50+ years due to Boston sports activities groups — the Boston Purple Sox and Boston Bruins play the observe after they win house video games.
The band launched 5 studio albums over time … the latest, titled “Bump,” was launched in 2013.
Larry was the youthful brother of Russ Tamblyn … an Academy Award nominee and star of the 1961 film “West Side Story.” Larry was additionally the uncle of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and “Joan of Arc” actress Amber Tamblyn.
Larry was 82.
RIP
