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Jan and Dean
Jan Berry and Dean Torrence
Jan Berry and Dean Torrence
Background information
Origin Southern California
Genre(s) R&B, Surf, Folk, Sunshine, Psychedelic
Years active 1958-1968
Label(s) Arwin, Dore, Ripple, Challenge, Liberty, J&D Record Co. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music , Jan & Dean, Columbia, Warner Bros. , Brer Bird, White Whale
Associated acts Jan & Arnie, Beach Boys, Matadors, Fantastic Baggys
Website http://www.jananddean.com
Former members
Jan Berry
Dean Torrence

Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry (3 April 1941 – 26 March 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born 10 March 1940). Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Although Jan & Dean pre-dated The Beach Boys, they became most famously associated with the vocal "surf music" craze inspired by The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture

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Beginnings: 1958-1963

Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, both born in Los Angeles, California, began singing together as a duo after football practice at University High School. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Alternate meaning University High School (disambiguation University Senior High School, commonly known as Uni, is a Primitive recording sessions followed soon after, in a makeshift studio in Berry's garage. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound A residential garage is part of a home or an associated building designed or used for storing a vehicle or vehicles They first performed on stage as The Barons at a high school dance. In Theatre, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in Stagecraft) is a designated space for the Performance of theatrical productions With the Barons, Jan Berry was experimenting with multi-part vocal arrangements — five years before he started working professionally with Brian Wilson. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead [1]

Their first commercial success was "Jennie Lee" (1958), a top 10 ode to a local, Hollywood, California, burlesque performer that Jan Berry recorded with fellow Baron Arnie Ginsburg. Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Burlesque is theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor which usually consists of comic skits (and sometimes a strip tease) The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, "Jan & Arnie" released three singles in all. After Torrence returned from a stint in the army reserves, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence began to make music as "Jan and Dean". Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3,

With the help of record producers Herb Alpert and Lou Adler, Jan and Dean scored another top 10 hit with "Baby Talk" (1959), and then scored a series of hits over the next couple of years. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American Musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Baby Talk is the name of an ABC Sitcom that aired from 1991 until 1992 as part of ABC's TGIF lineup Playing local venues, they met and performed with the Beach Boys, and discovered the appeal of the latter's "surf sound". The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture By this time, Berry was co-writing, arranging, and producing all of Jan and Dean's original material. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Originality is the aspect of created or invented works by as being new or novel and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones forgeries, or Berry signed a series of contracts with Screen Gems to write and produce music for Jan and Dean, as well as other artists such as Judy & Jill (which included Berry's girlfriend Jill Gibson and Dean Torrence's girlfriend Judy Lovejoy), The Matadors, and Pixie (a young female solo singer). A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different Produce is a generalized term for a group of Farm -produced goods generally limited to Fruits and Vegetables More specifically the term "produce" Jill Gibson (born June 18 1942, Los Angeles California) is an American singer songwriter and artist [2]

Surf's golden boys: 1963-1964

Jan and Dean reached their commercial peak in 1963 and 1964. The duo scored an impressive sixteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard and Cash Box magazine charts, with a total of twenty-six chart hits over an eight-year period (1958-1966). See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Cash Box (or Cashbox) magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time Jan and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan and Dean, including the number one national hit "Surf City" in 1963. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public "Surf City" is a surf song which as recorded by Jan and Dean, was a Number one hit in 1963. Subsequent top 10 hits included "Drag City" (1963), "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964), and the eerily portentous "Dead Man's Curve" (1964). " The Little Old Lady from Pasadena " is a song written by Don Altfeld Jan Berry and Roger Christian, and recorded by 1960s American pop singers Jan "Dead Man's Curve" is a 1964 hit song by Jan and Dean detailing a teen Drag race gone awry

In 1964, at the height of their fame, Jan and Dean hosted and performed at The T.A.M.I. Show, an historic concert film directed by Steve Binder. The TAMI Show is a 1964 Concert film, released by American International Pictures. The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, James Brown, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and The Beach Boys (whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract violation issues). Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Gerry and The Pacemakers were a British Rock and roll group during the 1960s James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Billy J Kramer (born William Howard Ashton 19 August 1943, in Bootle, Liverpool, England) was a British Invasion Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American Rhythm and blues group from Detroit Michigan, notable The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law Infraction as a general term means a violation of a rule or Local ordinance or regulation promise or obligation Also in 1964, the duo performed the title track for the Columbia Pictures film Ride the Wild Surf, starring Fabian (entertainer), Tab Hunter, Peter Brown (actor), Shelley Fabares, and Barbara Eden. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Fabiano Anthony Forte (born February 6, 1943) better known as Fabian, is a former American Teen idol of the late 1950s and early Tab Hunter (born July 11, 1931) is an American Actor and Singer who appeared in more than 40 major Feature films Peter Brown (born October 5 1935) is an American television actor known for his role as Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell (who played Marshal Dan Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her roles on Movies Soap operas Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23, 1934) is an American film and television actress and Singer who is best The song, penned by Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, and Roger Christian, was a Top 20 national hit. Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian ( July 3, 1934 – July 11, 1989) was a lyricist who wrote several songs for The Beach Boys

Jan and Dean also filmed two unreleased television pilots: Surf Scene in 1963 and On the Run in 1966. Their feature film Easy Come, Easy Go was canceled when Jan, as well as the film's director and other crew members, was seriously injured in a railroad accident while shooting the movie in August 1965.

Changing times: 1965-1966

After the Surf craze, Jan & Dean scored two Top-30 hits in 1965: "You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy" and "I Found a Girl" — the latter from the album Folk 'n Roll.

During this period, they also began to experiment with cutting-edge comedy concepts such as the original (unreleased) Filet of Soul and Jan & Dean Meet Batman.

Part-time musicians

Unlike most other rock 'n roll acts of the period, Jan & Dean did not give music their full-time attention. Jan & Dean were college students, maintaining their studies while writing and recording music and making public appearances on the side.

Torrence majored in advertising design in the school of architecture at USC. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Berry took science and music classes at UCLA, and entered the California College of Medicine (now the UC Irvine School of Medicine) in 1963. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United By the time of his 1966 auto accident, Berry had completed two years of medical school. [3]

Berry's car wreck and its aftermath: 1966-1968

On 12 April 1966, Berry received severe head injuries in a motor vehicle accident, ironically just a short distance from Dead Man's Curve in Los Angeles, two years after the song had become a hit. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Dead Man's Curve is the unofficial but commonly used name given to hazardous curves on Interstate and other roads in the United States that have claimed lives due to accidents Jan was on his way to a business meeting when he crashed his Corvette into a parked truck on Whittier Drive in Beverly Hills. Berry had also separated from his girlfriend of seven years, singer-artist Jill Gibson, later a member for a short time of The Mamas and the Papas, who had also co-written several songs with Berry. Jill Gibson (born June 18 1942, Los Angeles California) is an American singer songwriter and artist The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s.

Berry traveled a long and difficult road toward recovery from brain damage and partial paralysis. Brain damage, or Acquired brain injury, is the destruction or degeneration of Brain cells. Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function He had minimal use of his right arm, and had to learn to write with his left hand. Doctors said he would never walk again; but with a persistent refusal to give up, Jan made it through. Torrence stood by his partner, maintaining their presence in the music industry, and keeping open the possibility that they would perform together again. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big [4]

In Berry's absence, Torrence released several singles on the J&D Record Co. label and recorded Save for a Rainy Day in 1966, a concept album featuring all rain-themed songs. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Dean posed with Berry's brother Ken for the album cover photos. An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially-released audio recording product or Album. Columbia Records released one single from the project ("Yellow Balloon") as did the song's writer, Gary Zekley, with The Yellow Balloon, but legal wrangling scuttled Torrence's Columbia deal. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Gary Zekley was a West Coast Record producer and Songwriter associated with 1960s 1970s and 1980s bands and songs in the Bubblegum, Rock Save For A Rainy Day remained a self-released album on the J&D Record Co. label. [5]

Berry returned to the studio in April 1967, one year to the month after his accident. Working with collaborators, he began writing and producing music again. Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an intersection of common goals — for example an intellectual In December 1967, Jan and Dean signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Records. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Warner issued two singles under the name Jan and Dean, but a 1968 Berry-produced album for Warner Bros., the psychedelic Carnival of Sound, remains unreleased. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. [6]

Jan & Dean's place in rock history

According to rock critic Dave Marsh, the attitude and public persona of punk rock can be traced to Jan and Dean;[7], and their music has been covered by numerous Punk and alternative bands since the 1970s. Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950 Detroit Michigan) is an American Music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University

Along with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and Lee Hazlewood, Jan enjoyed a reputation as one of the best record producers on the West Coast. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Lee Hazlewood ( July 9, 1929  &ndash August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop Singer, Songwriter [8] Brian Wilson has cited Berry as having a direct impact on his own growth as a record producer. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead [9]

Further progress: 1969-1978

Berry began to sing again in the early 1970s, and he arranged and produced a number of singles (both solo and as Jan & Dean) between 1972 and 1978 on the Ode and A&M labels, facilitated by friend and former manager Lou Adler. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director [10]

Jan also toured with his Aloha band, while Dean began performing with a band called Papa Doo Run Run.

In 1973, Jan & Dean made an appearance at the Hollywood Palladium, as part of Jim Pewter's "Surfer's Stomp" reunion. But the duo's first performance after Jan's accident — backed with live musicians — occurred at the Palomino Nightclub in North Hollywood, June 5, 1976 (ten years after the accident). Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [11]

In 1974, attorney Paul Morantz published a landmark article about Jan Berry's recovery in Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [12]

Back on the road: 1978-2004

On February 3, 1978, CBS aired a made-for-TV movie about the duo titled Deadman's Curve. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Deadman's Curve is a 1978 Made for TV Film based on the careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. The biopic starred Richard Hatch as Jan Berry and Bruce Davison as Dean Torrence, with cameo appearances by Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and Bruce Johnston (who at that time was temporarily out of the Beach Boys). A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Richard Hatch (b May 21, 1945, in Santa Monica California) is an American actor Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American Television, Radio personality, Game show host Michael Edward "Mike" Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American Singer / Songwriter with The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin on June 27 1942 in Peoria Illinois) is a member of The Beach Boys and a Bruce and Jan had known each other since high school, and had played music together in Jan's garage in Bel Air — long before Jan & Dean or the Beach Boys were formed. Following the release of the film, the duo made steps toward an official comeback that year, including touring with the Beach Boys.

In the early 1980s, while Berry struggled to overcome drug addiction, Torrence toured briefly as "Mike & Dean", with Mike Love of the Beach Boys. A drug, broadly speaking is any chemical substance that when absorbed into the body The term " addiction " is used in many contexts to describe an obsession compulsion or excessive Physical dependence or psychological dependence such as Michael Edward "Mike" Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American Singer / Songwriter with The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture But Berry got sober, beating the odds once again, and the duo reunited for good. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers In "Phase II" of their career, Dean Torrence led the touring operation.

In 1986, Berry helped establish the Jan Berry Center for the Brain Injured in Downey, California. Dean Torrence participated in the promotional campaign for this endeavor. Though Berry only made a partial recovery, he persevered and remained a high-profile example for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). [13]

Jan and Dean continued to tour on their own throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and into the new millennium — with 1960s nostalgia providing them with a ready audience. Sundazed Records reissued Save for a Rainy Day in 1996, and the album drew critical praise. Sundazed Records is a Record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York.

Between the 1970s and 1990s, Torrence issued a number of re-recordings of classic Jan and Dean hits. An album titled One Summer Night / Live was issued by Rhino Records in 1982, and Dean collaborated with Berry on Port to Paradise, released on J&D Records in 1986. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. In 1997, after many years of hard work, Berry released a solo album called Second Wave on One Way Records. On August 31, 1991, Berry married Gertie Filip at The Stardust Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Torrence was Berry's best man at the wedding.

Jan and Dean ended with Jan Berry's death on March 26, 2004, at the age of 62. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Berry was an organ donor, and his body was cremated. Organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the Human body from a person who has recently Died, or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting On April 18, 2004, a "Celebration of Life" was held in Jan's memory at The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For other people and places named Roxy see Roxy and Roxy Theatre The Roxy Theatre (often just The Roxy) is a famous The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood California. West Hollywood, a city in Los Angeles County California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984. Celebrities attending the event included Dean Torrence, Lou Adler, Jill Gibson, and Nancy Sinatra. Jill Gibson (born June 18 1942, Los Angeles California) is an American singer songwriter and artist Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Also present were many family members, friends, and musicians associated with Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys.

Miscellany

Discography

SINGLES - with Billboard chart positions

1958 (Jan & Arnie)

01. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry "Jennie Lee" b/w "Gotta Get A Date" (Arwin) #8 - (JL)
02. "Gas Money" b/w "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin) #81 - (JL)
03. "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" b/w "I Love Linda" (Arwin) - (JL)

1959 (Jan & Dean)

04. "Baby Talk" b/w "Jeanette Get Your Hair Done" (Dore) #10 - (AA)
05. "There's a Girl" b/w "My Heart Sings" (Dore) #97 - (AA)

1960

06. "Clementine" b/w "You're On My Mind" (Dore) #65 - (AA)
07. Oh My Darling Clementine is an American western folk ballad usually credited to Percy Montrose ( 1884) though sometimes to "White Tennis Sneakers" b/w "Cindy" (Dore) - (AA)
08. "We Go Together" b/w "Rosie Lane" (Dore) #53 - (AA)
09. "Gee" b/w "Such a Good Nights Dreaming" (Dore) #81 - (AA)

1961

10. "Baggy Pants" b/w "Judy's an Angel" (Dore) - (AA)
11. "Tomorrows Teardrops" b/w "My Midsummer Nights Dream" (Ripple) (Jan Berry release, misspelled as Jan Barry on label) - (LA)
12. "Heart and Soul" b/w "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Challenge) #25 - (LA) (AJB)
13. " Heart and Soul " is a popular song with music by Hoagy Carmichael and lyrics by Frank Loesser, published in 1938. "Don't Fly Away" b/w "Julie" (Challenge) - (LA)
14. "Wanted One Girl" b/w "Something a Little Bit Different" (Challenge) #104 - (LA)
15. "A Sunday Kind of Love" b/w "Poor Little Puppet" (Liberty) #95 - (LA) (AJB)

1962

16. "Tennessee" b/w "You're Heart Has Changed Its Mind" (Liberty) #69 - (SG) (LA)
17. "Who Put the Bomp" b/w "My Favourite Dream" (Liberty) - (LA)
18. "Frosty the Snowman" b/w "She's Still Talking Baby Talk" (Liberty) - (LA)

1963

19. " Frosty the Snowman " is a popular song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County "Linda" b/w "When I Learn How To Cry" (Liberty) #28 - (JB)
20. "Surf City" b/w "She's My Summer Girl" (Liberty) #1 - (JB)
21. "Surf City" is a surf song which as recorded by Jan and Dean, was a Number one hit in 1963. "Honolulu Lulu" b/w "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)" (Liberty) #11 - (JB)
22. "Drag City" b/w "Schlock Rod Part 1" (Liberty) #10 - (JB)

1964

23. "Dead Man's Curve" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty) #8 / #37 - (JB)
24. "Dead Man's Curve" is a 1964 hit song by Jan and Dean detailing a teen Drag race gone awry "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" b/w "My Mighty G. " The Little Old Lady from Pasadena " is a song written by Don Altfeld Jan Berry and Roger Christian, and recorded by 1960s American pop singers Jan T. O" (Liberty) #3 - (JB)
25. "Ride The Wild Surf" b/w "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty) #16 / #77 - (JB)
26. "Sidewalk Surfin'" b/w "When It's Over" (Liberty) #25 - (JB)

1965

27. " Catch a Wave " is a Song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American singing group The Beach Boys. "(Here They Come) From All Over The World" b/w "Freeway Flyer" (Liberty) #56 - (JB)
28. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "Theme From Leons Garage" (Brer Bird) (Dean Torrence, Released as "Our Gang") - (GZ-DT)
29. "You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy" b/w "It's As Easy As 1,2,3" (Liberty) #27 - (JB)
30. "It's A Shame To Say Goodbye" b/w "Submarine Races" (Liberty) (Cancelled) - (JB)
31. "I Found A Girl" b/w "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" (Liberty) #30 - (JB)
32. "The Universal Coward" b/w "I Can't Wait To Love You" (Liberty) - (JB)
33. " Universal Soldier " is a song written and recorded by Canadian Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. "A Beginning From An End" b/w "Folk City" (Liberty) #109 - (JB)

1966

34. "Batman!" b/w "Bucket "T"" (Liberty) #66 - (JB)
35. " Batman! " is a song released in January 1966 by Jan and Dean. "Popsicle" b/w "Norwegian Wood" (Liberty) #21 - (JB)
36. " Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. "Fiddle Around" b/w "A Surfer's Dream" (Liberty) #93 - (LA) / (JB)
37. "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty) - (JB)
38. " School Days " (also known as " School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell " is a Rock and roll song written by Chuck Berry and recorded by "Summertime Summertime" b/w "California Lullaby" (J&D Record Co. ) - (DT)
39. "Like a Summer Rain" b/w "Louisiana Man" (J&D Record Co. ) - (DT) / (JB)

1967

40. "Yellow Balloon b/w "Taste Of Rain" (Columbia) #111 - (DT)
41. "Hawaii" b/w "Tijuana" (Jan & Dean Label) - (JB)
42. "Fan Tan" b/w "Love & Hate" (Jan & Dean Label) - (JB)
43. "Only A Boy" b/w "Love & Hate" (Warner Bros.) - (JB)
44. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and "Vegetables" b/w "Snowflakes On Laughing Gravy's Whiskers" (White Whale) (Released as Laughing Gravy) - (LG)

1968

45. "Vegetables" (or "Vega-Tables") is a song written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks for the American pop "I Know My Mind" b/w "Laurel & Hardy" (Warner Bros.) - (JB)
46. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and "Girl You're Blowing My Mind" b/w "In the Still of the Night" (Warner Bros.) (Cancelled) - (JB)

ALBUMS - with Billboard chart positions

1960

1. " In The Still of The Night " is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Jan & Dean Sound (Dore) - (AA)

1962

2. Jan & Dean's Golden Hits (Liberty) (LA)

1963

3. Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (Liberty) #71 - (JB)
4. Surf City & Other Swingin Cities (Liberty) #32 - (JB)
5. Drag City (Liberty) #22 - (JB)

1964

6. Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl In School (Liberty) #80 - (JB)
7. Ride the Wild Surf (Liberty) #66 - (JB)
8. The Little Old Ladyfrom Pasadena (Liberty) #40 - (JB)

1965

9. Command Performance (Liberty) #33 - (JB)
10. Pop Symphony No. 1 (Liberty) - (JB-GT)
12. Golden Hits Vol. 2 (Liberty) #107 - (JB)
13. Folk 'n Roll (Liberty) #145 - (JB-GT)

1966

14. Jan & Dean Meet Batman (Liberty) - (JB)
15. Filet of Soul (Liberty) #127 - (JB)
16. Popsicle (Liberty) - (JB) (SG)
17. Golden Hits Vol. 3 (Liberty) - (JB)
18. Save For A Rainy Day (J&D Record Co. ) - (DT)

1967

19. Save For A Rainy Day (Columbia) (Cancelled) - (DT)

1968

20. Carnival of Sound (Warner Bros.) (Unreleased) - (JB)

(JL) = Produced by Joe Lubin
(AA) = Produced by Lou Adler & Herb Alpert
(LA) = Produced by Lou Adler
(SG) = Produced by Snuff Garrett
(AJB) = Arranged by Jan Berry
(JB) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry
(JB-GT) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry and George Tipton
(GZ-DT) = Arranged & Produced by Gary Zekley & Dean Torrence
(DT) = Produced by Dean Torrence
(LG) = A Laughing Gravy Production

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Barons and KJAN recordings (open reel tapes, including "a cappella" harmonies) provided by Joe Lubin, eventual producer for Jan & Arnie, to Mark A. Moore. Dean Torrence is present as a vocalist on some of these garage recordings.
  2. ^ Jan Berry's Nevins-Kirshner and Screen Gems contracts in possession of Mark A. Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different Moore.
  3. ^ Jan Berry's UCLA and CCM school transcripts, in possession of Mark A. Moore
  4. ^ Jan Berry's detailed medical records and psychological evaluations, 1966-2004, in possession of Mark A. Moore.
  5. ^ Studio and Legal documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore.
  6. ^ Moore, Mark A. "Rainy Days in a Carnival of Sound: "The Lost Renaissance of Jan & Dean. " Endless Summer Quarterly (Fall 2007). Also Studio, AFM, AFTRA, contract, legal, and company documentation in possession of Moore.
  7. ^ Dave Marsh, "An Analytical Study", in the liners for Jan and Dean's Anthology LP, United Artists, 1971. Dave Marsh (born March 1, 1950 Detroit Michigan) is an American Music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Moreover, both Jan Berry and Dean Torrence anti-establishment attitude toward the music industry is well documented in period legal and company correspondence in possession of Mark A. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, An anti-establishment view or belief is one which stands in opposition to the conventional social political and economic principles of a society The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Moore.
  8. ^ Peer acknowledgment from Berry's music industry associates, who knew and worked closely with him, included Artie Kornfeld, P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri, Hal Blaine, Bones Howe, Kim Fowley, and Joe Lubin, among others. Artie Kornfeld (born Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld 9 September 1942, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Musician, Record PF Sloan (born Philip Gary Schlein 18 September 1945, in New York) is an American pop - rock Singer and Steve Barri (born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn New York on February 23, 1942) is an American Songwriter and Record Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky 5 February 1929, Holyoke Massachusetts) is an US Drummer and Session musician Kim Fowley (born July 21, 1939) is an American Record producer, Impresario, Songwriter and occasional Recording artist From in-depth interviews conducted by Mark A. Moore.
  9. ^ Brian Wilson interview with Peter Jones Productions, quoted in article by Mark A. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Moore titled: Jan Berry 101: A Study in Composition (Endless Summer Quarterly, Summer 2004).
  10. ^ Studio documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore, plus Alan Wolfson, Jim Pewter, and Lou Adler interviews conducted by Moore.
  11. ^ Documentation provided by Jim Pewter to Mark A. Moore. Pewter took photographs of the Palomino event.
  12. ^ Rolling Stone, No. 179, September 12, 1974.
  13. ^ In association with Rancho Los Amigos and Southern California Rehabilitation Services. Documentation and promotional literature in possession of Mark A. Moore.

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