Larry Tamblyn, the founding frontman for The Standells, brother of actor Russ Tamblyn and uncle of Amber Tamblyn, has died. He was 82.

The musician’s nephew Dennis Tamblyn announced that his uncle died on Saturday, paying tribute to Larry, who he noted “was still making music well into his later years.”

“My uncle Larry Tamblyn passed away today. I have very fond memories of him and his family over the years,” began Larry in the Facebook post.

“He lived an incredible life. He was in a band called The Standells whose hit 1966 song ‘Dirty Water’ reached No. 11 on the Billboard charts and 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.”

Dennis continued, “A few years ago, The Standells played at Hotel Congress here in Tucson and Larry stayed with me. It was...