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A Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club TV show,
Dick Dodd went on to help pioneer the West Coast rock of the early '60s. After playing drums and singing with the Casuals, Eddie & the Showmen, and
the Bel-Airs,
Dodd accepted an invitation to join the L.A.-based group
the Standells, replacing
Gary Leeds, who changed his name to Gary Walker and found fame with
the Walker Brothers. In addition to playing on
the Standells' 1966 hit tribute to Boston's Charles River, "Dirty Water," he appeared with the group in the 1967 film Riot on Sunset Strip.
Working with
the Standells' manager, producer, and lyricist of "Dirty Water,"
Ed Cobb,
Dodd recorded a solo album, First Evolution, in 1968. Although he released two singles -- "Fanny" b/w "Don't Be Ashamed to Call My Name" and "Guilty" b/w "Requiem" -- neither provided the hoped-for breakthrough and
Dodd faded from the spotlight.
Three decades later, in November 1999,
Dodd reunited with former
Standells keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist
Larry Tamblyn and guitarist
Tony Valentino to perform for the Cavestomp! series at the Westbeth Theater in New York. An album recorded during their performance, Ban This! Live from Cavestomp!, was released in 2000. ~ Craig Harris