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Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo popular from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. Although Jan & Dean pre-dated The Beach Boys, they became most famously associated with the vocal "surf music" craze inspired by The Beach Boys. April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...
Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...
March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ...
1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...
Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Mike Love The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961 who are widely considered one of the most influential bands in rock and pop music history. ...
In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ...
Beginnings Jan & Dean began singing together after football practice at University High School in Los Angeles. 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. Their first commercial success was "Jennie Lee" (1958), a Top-10 ode to a local burlesque performer which Jan Berry recorded with fellow Baron Arnie Ginsburg. "Jan & Arnie" released three singles in all. After Dean returned from a stint in the army reserves, and Arnie went off to other pursuits, Berry and Torrence began to make music as Jan & Dean. Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo briefly popular in the early 1960s as part of the surf music craze inspired by The Beach Boys. ...
With the help of friend Herb Alpert and producer Lou Adler, Jan & Dean scored another Top-10 smash with "Baby Talk" (1959), and then scored a series of hits over the next couple of years. Playing local venues, they met and performed with the Beach Boys, and discovered the appeal of the latter's "surf sound". By this time, Jan Berry was co-writing, arranging, and producing all of Jan & Dean's original material. Jan signed a series of contracts with Screen Gems to write and produce music for Jan & Dean, as well as other artists such as Judy & Jill (which included Berry's girlfriend Jill Gibson and Dean's girlfriend Judy Lovejoy), Vic Diaz and Pixie (a young female solo singer). Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass debut album, The Lonely Bull. ...
Lou Adler (born on December 13, 1935) is an American-born, legendary record producer. ...
Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo briefly popular in the early 1960s as part of the surf music craze inspired by The Beach Boys. ...
Jill Gibson (born in 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and artist. ...
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Pixies are mythical creatures of English folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the areas around Devon and Cornwall. ...
Surf's golden boys 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" (1963), "Drag City" (1963), "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" (1964) and the eerily portentous "Dead Man's Curve" (1964). Their commercial peak came between 1963 and 1966, and the duo scored an impressive total of twenty-six chart hits over eight years.
In 1964 at the height of their fame, Jan & Dean hosted and performed at The T.A.M.I. Show concert. The live show was held in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and was made into a concert film by Steve Binder. This historic show also featured such great 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). Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose convention center in Santa Monica, California. ...
The Rolling Stones are a British rock group that rose to prominence during the British Invasion in the 1960s. ...
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926 in St. ...
Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to initially challenge The Beatles in popularity. ...
James Brown, known variously as: Soul Brother Number One, the Godfather of Soul, Universal James, Mr. ...
Billy J. Kramer (born August 19, 1943) was a British Invasion merseybeat singer. ...
Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ...
The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. ...
Lesley Gore, French EP Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1945 in New York City) is an American singer and songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. ...
Smokey Robinson (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. ...
Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Mike Love The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961 who are widely considered one of the most influential bands in rock and pop music history. ...
Along with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and Lee Hazlewood, Jan Berry enjoyed a reputation as one of the best record producers on the West Coast. Brian Wilson has cited Jan as having a direct impact on his own growth as a record producer. Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Phil Spector (born December 26, 1940) is a highly influential American record producer who turned out some of the best-known popular music of the 1960s and 1970s. ...
Brian Wilson, 1988 Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942, in Hawthorne, California) is an American pop musician, best known as a founding member of and the main producer, composer, and arranger for The Beach Boys. ...
Barton Lee Hazlewood (born July 9, 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ...
Jan's car wreck and its aftermath On April 12, 1966 Jan was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident, resulting in severe head injuries. Earlier that month, Berry had 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 co-written many songs with Jan. As a result of Berry's accident, Jan & Dean did not perform again until the mid-1970s. Jan traveled a long and difficult road toward recovery from brain damage and partial paralysis. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Jill Gibson (born in 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and artist. ...
The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ...
In Berry's absence, Dean Torrence recorded Save for a Rainy Day, a concept album featuring all rain-themed songs, to meet their contractual obligations, imitating Berry's voice and posing with his brother Ken for the cover photos. While critically acclaimed, and loved by the fans who heard it, distributor Columbia Records didn't put much support behind the album, and when it became clear Berry would have a long recovery, Columbia dropped their contract. Sgt. ...
Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ...
In February 1978, Jan & Dean were reintroduced to America when the film biography Deadman's Curve aired on national television. The duo made steps toward an official comeback that year, touring with the Beach Boys. Jan & 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 also reissued Save for a Rainy Day, which drew new critical praise. A millennium is a period of time, equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). ...
Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. ...
On August 31, 1991, Jan Berry married Gertie Filip at The Stardust Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dean Torrence was Berry's best man at the wedding. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Official website: http://www. ...
Jan and Dean finally ended with Jan's untimely death on March 26, 2004, at the age of 62. Berry's body was donated to science and later cremated. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. ...
Miscellany Neil Young's song "Tonight's the Night", is about Jan's brother Bruce (and about Danny Whitten) ... "Bruce Berry was a working man, he used to load that Econoline van..." Danny Ray Whitten (1943-1972) was born in Columbus, Georgia on May 8, 1943. ...
Jan's brother Ken founded Studio Instrument Rentals (S.I.R) in Los Angeles in 1967, using Jan's instruments to get started, the instruments being unused following Jan's accident.
Dean became a graphic artist while Jan recovered, starting his own company, Kitty Hawk Graphics, and designing album covers for other recording artists, including Harry Nilsson. Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ...
Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist and guitarist, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ...
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