Garage Rock Icon Larry Tamblyn Dead at 82

Pioneering garage rocker Larry Tamblyn passed away on Friday at the age of 82.

Even if you don’t know Tamblyn by name, you likely know his musical handiwork—especially if you’ve ever been to a Red Sox or Bruins game in Boston. Tamblyn was a lead vocalist and keyboardist for the Los Angeles-founded band The Standells, whose 1966 hit song “Dirty Water” is played at the end of both teams’ home games, and other Beantown sporting events. (The Standells’ drummer, Dick Dodd, sang lead on “Dirty Water.”)

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Though “Dirty Water” was their biggest hit, the band—who pioneered the psychedelic sound that was popular in the 1960s—is often referred to as one of the earliest punk bands and said to have inspired punk rock legends including the Ramones and the Sex Pistols.

Tamblyn is the brother of Twin Peaks actor Russ Tamblyn, 90, and the uncle of actress Amber Tamblyn, 41.

As the New York Post reports, news of Tamblyn’s passing was shared by his nephew, Dennis, on Facebook, writing: “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.”

He concluded his post noting that, “You will be missed, Uncle Larry.”

According to Variety, The Standells played “Dirty Water” at Boston’s Fenway Park during the 2004 World Series. Perhaps the team thought it was good luck, as that was the year the Sox broke the so-called “Curse of the Bambino” and won their first World Series in 86 years. The band reunited in subsequent years to perform the tune live during Red Sox playoff games.

No cause of death has yet been shared.