Biography:
The Standells are a rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California who, like The Seeds, exemplify the garage rock style.
The band was formed in 1962 by lead singer/organist Larry Tamblyn and guitarist Tony Valentino. The Standells' first hit single was Dirty Water, which reached #11 on the Billboard charts on June 11, 1966.
Other hits included Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White, Why Pick On Me, Riot On Sunset Strip (about the 1966 riots resulting from police attacks on hippies), and Try It.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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"Riot On Sunset Strip"
(Tony Valentino - John Fleck)
Intro:
(hi-hat, 2 bars)
(guitar [2X, continue into verse]; organ and bass play B throughout)
(B5) (D5) (B5) (A5)
v v v v v v v v
-|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|
-|---------7-------|-----------------|
-7s9---9---7-------7s9---9---9s7-----|
-7s9---9---5-------7s9---9---9s7-----|
-5s7---7-----------5s7---7---7s5-----|
Verse:
B
I'd go down to the Strip tonight
I'm not on a stay-home trip tonight
Long hair seems to be the main attraction
But the heat is causing all the action
Pre-chorus:
Am G Am C
Bright lights everywhere
F# G Am C
Pretty girls with long blonde hair
F# G Am C G F#
But somehow the people they don't care
Chorus:
B D#m/A# G#
It just doesn't seem fair
B D#m/A# G#
To bug you 'cause you got long hair
B D#m/A# G# F#
Even the parents are beginning to stare
Post-chorus:
B [continue with intro riff]
Because of the sirens on our streets
They used to be neat
But now it's just a place for black and white cars to race
It's causin' a riot
It's causin' a riot, yeah
[guitar solo over intro riff, 8X]
[repeat pre-chorus]
[repeat chorus]
[repeat post-chorus]
Coda [ranted over intro riff]:
It's causin' a riot
It's causin' a riot, everywhere
People runnin' around, riots everywhere
Pushin', pushin', pushin' everywhere [fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
"Riot On Sunset Strip"
(Tony Valentino - John Fleck)
Intro:
(hi-hat, 2 bars)
(guitar [2X, continue into verse]; organ and bass play B throughout)
(B5) (D5) (B5) (A5)
v v v v v v v v
-|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|
-|---------7-------|-----------------|
-7s9---9---7-------7s9---9---9s7-----|
-7s9---9---5-------7s9---9---9s7-----|
-5s7---7-----------5s7---7---7s5-----|
Verse:
B
I'd go down to the Strip tonight
I'm not on a stay-home trip tonight
Long hair seems to be the main attraction
But the heat is causing all the action
Pre-chorus:
Am G Am C
Bright lights everywhere
F# G Am C
Pretty girls with long blonde hair
F# G Am C G F#
But somehow the people they don't care
Chorus:
B D#m/A# G#
It just doesn't seem fair
B D#m/A# G#
To bug you 'cause you got long hair
B D#m/A# G# F#
Even the parents are beginning to stare
Post-chorus:
B [continue with intro riff]
Because of the sirens on our streets
They used to be neat
But now it's just a place for black and white cars to race
It's causin' a riot
It's causin' a riot, yeah
[guitar solo over intro riff, 8X]
[repeat pre-chorus]
[repeat chorus]
[repeat post-chorus]
Coda [ranted over intro riff]:
It's causin' a riot
It's causin' a riot, everywhere
People runnin' around, riots everywhere
Pushin', pushin', pushin' everywhere [fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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