[1] The band became a popular live act throughout New England and appeared on the CBS TV program The Ed Sullivan Christmas Show of 1965.

[2] They recorded an album, The Remains, appeared on NBC TV's Hullabaloo, and released the soulful, hard-rocking single "Don't Look Back".

[3] In 1966 came the opportunity which might have broken the band nationally, but proved instead to be their last hurrah: they were offered a three-week stint as an opening act for the Beatles, on what would turn out to be the Fab Four's final tour.

[6] Although now associated with the garage rock genre, the Remains were highly accomplished professional musicians and their recordings, while hard-edged, were well-produced and arranged.

Kemp's praise echoed the critique written 40 years earlier by rock critic (and subsequent Bruce Springsteen manager) Jon Landau, in Crawdaddy!

In 2008, a documentary about the Remains, America's Lost Band, directed by Michael Stich, premiered at the Boston Film Festival.

The Remains' story was the subject of a stage musical at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival, All Good Things, which received acclaim from a variety of critics.

In 2010, the Remains released "Monbo Time", a tribute to 1960s Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette, with revenue dedicated to cancer research.