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Los Angeles, United States (1958 – 2004)
Jan Berry and Dean Torrence began singing together after football practice at University High School in Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Primitive recording sessions followed soon after in a makeshift studio in Jan’s garage. They first performed on stage as The Barons at a high school dance. After Dean returned from a stint in the army reserves, the duo began to make music as Jan & Dean in 1958.
Jan Berry and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan & Dean, including the number one national hit, “Surf City” (1963). Subsequent Top-10 hits for Jan & Dean included “Honolulu Lulu,” “Drag City,” “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena,” and “Dead Man’s Curve” — which became eerily portentous when Berry received severe head injuries in an automobile accident just a short distance from Dead Man’s Curve in April 1966.
This accident marked the end of their commercial peak, during which they’d scored an impressive total of 26 chart hits over eight years. The group finally stopped performing after Jan Berry died in March 2004.
Jan Berry and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan & Dean, including the number one national hit, “
Surf City” (1963). Subsequent Top-10 hits for Jan & Dean included “Honolulu Lulu,” “Drag City,” “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena,” and “Dead Man’s Curve” — which became eerily portentous when Berry received severe head injuries in an automobile accident just a short distance from Dead Man’s Curve in April 1966.This accident marked the end of their commercial peak, during which they’d scored an impressive total of 26 chart hits over eight years. The group finally stopped performing after Jan Berry died in March 2004.
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NitrousBlond wrote:
I hate how some people think they're a rip-off of The Beach Boys. Untrue, so untrue! Anyhow, they were a fantastic act.
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DennisRicley wrote:
great
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JeremyAce4 wrote:
Solid.
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realcoolhit wrote:
I love you
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luchaboar wrote:
fan tan fan TAN FAN TAN
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ParadiseCove wrote:
Clementine, a rare one.....and a personal favorite - awesome !!!!
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davidgeorgea wrote:
loved this track (*v*)
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Lowbacca wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s-W-kOSbIo
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geekroick wrote:
Jan and Dean are right up there with The Beach Boys for me as the kings of California surf culture in the early 1960s. Great songs. I highly recommend Bob Greene's book "When We Get To Surf City" about his life on the road with J+D in the 80s and 90s, a beautiful book :)
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Rapture5212011 wrote:
Really enjoyed this duo during the 60s in the 'baby boomer' generation. Good sound which made the listener feel alive & young. God bless~!
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FuturaDLX wrote:
I always listen to Jan & Dean when I'm skeet surfin'.
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iantm wrote:
CARNIVAL OF SOUND is fucking awesome.
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emiliano_barrom wrote:
They can get annoying and that's a good thing. I mean papapapa mamamama nanana
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badd-moon wrote:
i haven't got it(( only be true to your school
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badd-moon wrote:
Little old Lady from Pasadena! surf one)
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Faltain wrote:
Co-written by the great producer Gary Zekley.
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Cajungrandma wrote:
Jan & Dean were part of the Surf and Drag scene.... California scene was what it was. Beach Boys were the top Group , But Jan & Dean were just as good . My favorite was Little Old Lady from Pasadena ! and Now I am that Little Old Lady !!!!! lol
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storyteller wrote:
I prefer California Sun's 'masked Grandma" to "Little old Lady from Pasadena".
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Tongman wrote:
Best version of Heart and Soul yet! /o\
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Lowbacca wrote:
their t.a.m.i. appearence is awesome
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