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Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duet (music)|duo , popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence . They were pioneers of the vocal " surf music " craze that was popularized by The Beach Boys . Among their most successful songs was " Surf City (song)|Surf City " , which topped both the Billboard Hot 100|Billboard and Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox music charts in June 1963; " Drag City (song)|Drag City ", which was a #10 hit on both the Billboard and Cashbox charts in 1963; and their cover of the Beach Boys' " The Little Old Lady from Pasadena ", which peaked at #3. " Dead Man's Curve (song)|Dead Man's Curve ", which reached #8 on the Billboard charts in 1964, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008..

In 1972 Torrence won the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Album Cover for the psychedelic rock band Dobie Gray|Pollution 's first eponymous 1971 album,. and was nominated three other times in the same category for albums of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band .

Early lives

Dean Ormsby Torrence (born Los Angeles, California March 10, 1940), is the son of Natalie Ormsby Torrence (born April 10, 1911 in California; died August 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California) and Maurice Dean Torrence (born December 5, 1907 in South Dakota ; died November 16, 1997 in Los Angeles, California),Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index. Number: 546-07-7303; Issue State: California.Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. a graduate of Stanford University ,Quad, Yearbook of Stanford University (1930):336. ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. who was a sales manager at the Wilshire Oil Company.

Background

Berry and Torrence met while students at Emerson Middle School (Los Angeles)|Emerson Junior High School in Westwood, Los Angeles and were both on the school's American football|football team. By 1957 they were students in the Vagabond Class of 1958 at the nearby University High School (Los Angeles, California)|University High School , where again they were on the school's football team, the Warriors.''Twist & Shout: The Golden Age of American Rock 'n Roll , Vol. 3, ed. Lee Cotten (Pierian Press, 2002):506. Berry and Torrence had adjoining lockers, and after football practice, they began harmony|harmonizing together in the showers with several other football players.Ben Marcus, Surfing USA!: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time (MVP Books, 2005):88. Twist & Shout: The Golden Age of American Rock 'n Roll , Vol. 3, ed. Lee Cotten (Pierian Press, 2002):506.

The Barons

In order to enter at a talent competition at University High School, Berry and Torrance helped form a doo-wop group known as "The Barons" (named after their high school's YMCA|Hi-Y club , where they were members),. which comprised fellow University High students William "Chuck" Steele (lead singer), Arnold P. "Arnie" Ginsburg (born November 19, 1939) (1st tenor), Wallace S. "Wally" Yagi (born 20 July 1940) (2nd tenor),Often "Wally Agi". However, see University High School Yearbook (June 1958):46, 104.Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. John 'Sagi" Seligman (2nd tenor),Often misspelled "John Sagliman". However, see University High School Yearbook (June 1958):43. with Berry singing bass, and Torrence providing falsetto .''Twist & Shout: The Golden Age of American Rock 'n Roll'', Vol. 3, ed. Lee Cotten (Pierian Press, 2002):506. During its short duration, Sandy Nelson , a neighbor of Torrence, played drums, and future Beach Boys|Beach Boy Bruce Johnston , occasionally sang and played piano. The Barons rehearsed for hours in the garage of Berry's parents' home at 1111 Linda Flora Drive, Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air , where Berry's father provided an upright piano and two two-track Ampex|Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorders .Ben Marcus, Surfing USA!: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time (MVP Books, 2005):88.Kent Hartman, ''The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret , 64. During primitive sound recording and reproduction|recording sessions in the garage, Berry served as producer and arranger,Ben Marcus, Surfing USA!: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time (MVP Books, 2005):88. and experimented with multi-part vocal arrangements (five years before he started working professionally with Brian Wilson )Barons and KJAN recordings (open reel tapes, including " a cappella " harmonies) provided by Joe Lubin, eventual producer for Jan and Arnie, to Mark A. Moore. Dean Torrence is present as a vocalist on some of these garage recordings.

In 1958 The Barons performed to popular acclaim at the talent competition at University High School, covering contemporary hits like " Get a Job (song)|Get a Job ", " Danny and the Juniors|Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay ", and " Royal Teens|Short Shorts ".Ben Marcus, Surfing USA!: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time (MVP Books, 2005):88-89. However, after the contest various members of The Barons drifted away, leaving only Berry and Torrance, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music , ed. Colin Larkin, 2nd ed., (Guinness Pub., 1995):2134. who tried to write their own songs.

Jan & Arnie

After being inspired by a poster featuring a local, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood American burlesque|burlesque performer Jennie Lee (dancer)|Virginia Lee Hicks , who was then performing as Jennie Lee, the "Bazoom Girl", at the New Follies Burlesk at 548 S. Main St, Los Angeles,. Ginsburg wrote a tribute song " Jennie Lee (song)|Jennie Lee " that he brought to Berry and Torrance. Berry adapted American Civil War|Civil War tune " Aura Lea " and arranged the harmonies. After weeks of practice, Berry, Ginsburg, and Torrance planned to record a demo (music)|demo recording in Berry's garage, but Torrance was conscripted into the United States Army Reserve forcing Berry and Ginsburg to record "Jennie Lee" without Torrance,Ben Marcus, Surfing USA!: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time (MVP Books, 2005):89. with Berry's friend and fellow University High student Donald J. Altfeld (born March 18, 1940 in Los Angeles, California)Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Vol. 1 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. "belting out the rhythm on a children's metal high chair".Kent Hartman, ''The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret , 64. The next day Berry took their recording to Radio Recorders, a small Hollywood recording studio , to have it transferred to an acetate disc .Kent Hartman, The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret'', 64. Joe Lubin , Vice President and Head of Artists and repertoire|A & R of Doris Day and Martin Melcher 's Arwin Records , was impressed and offered to add instruments and to release it through Arwin.Ben Marcus, Surfing USA!: An Illustrated History of the Coolest Sport of All Time (MVP Books, 2005):89. In March 1958, the fathers of Berry and Ginsburg signed contracts authorizing Lubin to produce, arrange, and manage their sons., March 20, 1958; and , March 21, 1958, both Joe Lubin Personal Collection, Los Angeles, California.

Berry and Ginsburg, now christened "Jan & Arnie", re-recorded their vocals on a professional recording system.Kent Hartman, ''The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret'', 64. Produced by Lubin, "Jennie Lee" (Arwin 108), backed with "Gotta Get a Date" (credited to Ginsburg, Berry & Lubin), became a surprise commercial success. According to Berry's biographer Mark A. Moore, "The song (with backing vocals, plus additional instruments added by the Ernie Freeman|Ernie Freeman combo ) had a raucous R& B flavor, with a bouncing bomp-bomp vocal hook that would become a signature from Jan on future recordings."Mark A. Moore, . Distributed by Dot Records ,, Billboard (April 28, 1958). "Jennie Lee" was released in mid-April,, Santa Monica Evening Outlook (April 30, 1958). entered the charts on May 10, 1958, the same day they appeared on American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's The Dick Clark Show|Dick Clark Show . "Jennie Lee" peaked at #3 on the Cash Box charts on June 21, 1958,, Week ending June 21, 1958. #4 on the R& B charts , and #8 on the Billboard charts on June 30, 1958. Billy Ward and His Dominoes 's R& B cover of "Jennie Lee" reached #55 in the Pop charts in June 1958,. while other cover versions including that of Moon Mullican (Coral 9-61994) and The Cadillacs|Bobby Phillips & the Toppers (Tops 45-R422-49), released in 1958 failed to chart..

In July 1958 Jan & Arnie released their second single, "Gas Money" backed with "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin 111), both written by Berry, Ginsburg, and Altfeld. Like "Jennie Lee", "Gas Money" contained a few elements of what would later become surf music. It entered the Billboard charts on August 24, 1958, and peaked at #81 a week later.. With Sheb Wooley , The Champs , Link Wray|Link Wray and his Ray Men , Frankie Avalon , Kalin Twins|The Kalin Twins , and Dicky Doo & The Don'ts, Jan & Arnie were a featured act on the Summer Dance Party that toured the US East Coast, including Pennyslvania, Massachusetts, and Connecticut in July 1958. By the end of the month, they traveled to Manhattan to appear on American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's The Dick Clark Show|Dick Clark Show .

On August 24, 1958, Jan & Arnie played in a live show hosted by Dick Clark that featured Bobby Darin , the Champs, Sheb Wooley, The Blossoms , The Six Teens , Jerry Wallace , Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones , Rod McKuen , and the Ernie Freeman Orchestra in front of nearly 12,000 fans at the first rock-n-roll show ever held at the Hollywood Bowl .
, Los Angeles Times (August 21, 1958).
By September 6, 1958, Jan & Arnie's third and final single, "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" backed with "I Love Linda" (Arwin 113), again composed by the Berry, Ginsburg, and Altfeld team, was released. However this single failed to chart, due in part to a lack of distribution. On October 19, 1958 Jan & Arnie performed "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" on CBS's Jack Benny Show . Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT: October 19, 1958).

Ginsburg recorded "Kathy Cryin' Heart", a catchy number laced with the ironic humour, that was backed with "Catching Spies", a raw sounding garage number. These songs were unreleased..

By the end of the year, when Torrence had completed his six-month stint at Fort Ord , Ginsburg had become disenchanted with the music business. Ginsburg enrolled in the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Southern California , and graduated in the field of product design in 1966. After graduation, Ginsburg worked for several noted Los Angeles architects, among them Charles Eames .Mary Every, , News-Press (Santa Barbara, CA: August 5, 1989). In December 1973 he was granted a Patent| U.S. Patent for a table he designed. Arn Ginsburg moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1975, where he worked as an architectural designer,Mary Every, , News-Press (Santa Barbara, CA: August 5, 1989). designing the innovative Ginsburg House.Nora Richter Greer, Outdoor Decorating and Style Guide: Interior Design and Architecture (Rockport Publishers, 2003):120ff. In September 1976 Ginsburg and Michael W. O'Neill were granted a patent for a portable batting cage ..

Early Years: 1959-1962

After Torrence returned from a six-month conscription|compulsory stint in the US Army Reserve , Berry and Torrence began to make music as "Jan and Dean." With the help of record producer s Herb Alpert and Lou Adler , Jan and Dean scored a #10 hit with " Baby Talk (1959 song)|Baby Talk " (1959), their first song to contain a few of the soon to be famous elements that became associated with surf (close vocal harmonies, selective use of major and minor chords, falsetto doo-wop singing) 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, Berry was co- songwriter|writing , arrangement|arranging , and producing all of Jan and Dean's original material. Berry signed a series of contract s 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).Jan Berry's Nevins-Kirshner and Screen Gems contracts in possession of Mark A. Moore.

During this time, Berry co-wrote and/or arranged and produced songs for artists outside of Jan and Dean, including The Angels (American group)|The Angels ("I Adore Him", Top 30), the Gents, the Matadors (Sinners), Judy & Jill, Pixie (unreleased), Jill Gibson , Shelley Fabares , Deane Hawley, Bruce & Terry|The Rip Chords ("Three Window Coupe", Top 30), and Johnny Crawford , among others.

Part-time musicians

Unlike most other rock 'n roll acts of the period, Jan and Dean did not give music their full-time attention. Jan and 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 University of Southern California|USC , where he also was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. Berry took science and music classes at University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA , and entered the California College of Medicine (now the UC Irvine School of Medicine ) in 1963. By the time of his 1966 auto accident, Berry had completed two years of medical school.Jan Berry's UCLA and CCM school transcripts, in possession of Mark A. Moore

Surf's golden boys: 1963–1964

Jan and Dean reached their commercial peak in 1963 and 1964, after they met Brian Wilson. The duo scored an impressive sixteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard and Cash Box magazine charts, with a total of twenty-six record chart|chart hits over an eight-year period (1958–1966). 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 (song)|Surf City ", written by Brian Wilson, in 1963. Subsequent top 10 hits included " Drag City (song)|Drag City " (#10, 1964), the eerily portentous " Dead Man's Curve (song)|Dead Man's Curve " (#8, 1964), and " The Little Old Lady from Pasadena " (#3, 1964).

In 1964, at the height of their fame, Jan and Dean hosted and performed at The T.A.M.I. Show , a historic concert film directed by Steve Binder. The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones , Chuck Berry , Gerry & the Pacemakers , James Brown , Billy J. Kramer|Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas , Marvin Gaye , The Supremes , Lesley Gore , The Miracles|Smokey Robinson & The Miracles , and The Beach Boys (whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract issues). Also in 1964, the duo performed the title track for the Columbia Pictures film Ride the Wild Surf , starring Fabian (entertainer)|Fabian , Tab Hunter , Peter Brown (actor)|Peter Brown , Shelley Fabares, and Barbara Eden . The song, penned by Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, and Roger Christian (songwriter)|Roger Christian , was a Top 20 national hit. The pair were also to have appeared in the film but their roles were cut following their friendship with Barry Keenan who had engineered the Frank Sinatra Jr#Kidnapping|Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping.

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

Changing times: 1965–1966

After the surf craze, Jan and 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''. The former's album cover shows Berry with his leg in a cast as a result of the accident while filming Easy Come, Easy Go .

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

On April 12, 1966, Berry received severe head injuries in an automobile accident just a short distance from Dead Man's Curve in Los Angeles , California , two years after Dead Man's Curve (song)|the song had become a hit. He was on his way to a business meeting when he crashed his Corvette into a parked truck on Whittier Drive, near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard, in Beverly Hills. He had also separated from his girlfriend of seven years, singer-artist Jill Gibson , later a member for a short time of The Mamas & the Papas , who had also co-written several songs with him.

Berry traveled a long and difficult road toward recovery from brain damage and partial paralysis . 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 he refused to give up, and ultimately succeeded. Torrence stood by his partner, maintaining their presence in the music industry , and keeping open the possibility that they would perform together again.Jan Berry's detailed medical records and psychological evaluations, 1966-2004, in possession of Mark A. Moore.

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. Torrence posed with Berry's brother Ken for the album cover photos. Columbia Records released one single from the project ("Yellow Balloon") as did the song's writer, Gary Zekley , with The Yellow Balloon , but with legal wrangles scuttling Torrence's Columbia deal and Berry's disapproval of the project, Save for a Rainy Day remained a self-released album on the J& D Record Co. label.Studio and Legal documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore.

Besides his studio work, Torrence became a graphic artist starting his own company, Kittyhawk Graphics, and designing and creating album covers and logos for other musicians and recording artists, including Harry Nilsson , Steve Martin , the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , Dennis Wilson , Bruce Johnston , The Beach Boys , The Supremes|Diana Ross and The Supremes , Linda Ronstadt , Canned Heat , The Ventures and many others. Torrence (with Gene Brownell) won a Grammy Award for "Album Cover of the Year", for the group Pollution in 1973.

Berry returned to the studio in April 1967, one year almost to the day after his accident. Working with collaboration|collaborators , he began writing and producing music again. In December 1967, Jan and Dean signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Records . Warner issued three singles under the name "Jan and Dean", but a 1968 Berry-produced album for Warner Bros., the psychedelic Carnival of Sound , remained unreleased until February 2010, when Rhino Records' "Handmade" label put out CD and vinyl compilations of all tracks recorded for Carnival , along with various outtakes and remixes from the project.Moore, Mark A. "Rainy Days in a Carnival of Sound: "The Lost Renaissance of Jan & Dean." (Fall 2007). Also Studio, AFM, AFTRA, contract, legal, and company documentation in possession of Moore.

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.Studio documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore, plus Alan Wolfson, Jim Pewter, and Lou Adler interviews conducted by Moore. Berry also toured with his Aloha band, while Dean began performing with a band called Papa Doo Run Run .

In 1973, Jan and Dean made an appearance at the Hollywood Palladium , as part of Jim Pewter 's "Surfer's Stomp" reunion, in which the duo attempted to lip sync "Surf City," and the record failed. They were booed off stage. The duo's first live performance after Berry's accident occurred at the Palomino Nightclub in North Hollywood on June 5, 1976 (ten years after the accident) as guests of Disneyland regulars Papa Doo Run Run. Their first actual multi-song concert billed as Jan and Dean took place in 1978 in New York City at The Palladium as part of The Murray The K Brooklyn Fox Reunion Show. This was followed by a handful of East Coast shows as guests of their longtime friends The Beach Boys. Four nationwide J & D headlined tours followed through 1980. Jan was still suffering the effects of his 1966 accident, with partial paralysis and aphasia . He had a noticeable limp and his right arm was useless. In addition, his speech was slowed down a bit to keep up with his still almost genius IQ.Don Zirilli, Manager of Papa Doo Run Run.Documentation provided by Jim Pewter to Mark A. Moore. Pewter took photographs of the Palomino event.

Back on the road: 1978–2004

On February 3, 1978, CBS aired a Television movie|made-for-TV movie about the duo titled '' Deadman's Curve ''. The biopic starred Richard Hatch (actor)|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), as well as Berry himself (near the end of the movie, he can be seen sitting in the audience, watching "himself" (Richard Hatch) perform onstage). The part of Jan & Dean's band, Papa Doo Run Run, was played by themselves. Johnston and Berry had known each other since high school, and had played music together in Berry'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, Papa Doo Run Run left to explore other performance and recording ventures. Berry struggled to overcome drug Substance use disorder|addiction . Interestingly, in 1979, Jan also performed over 100 concerts of Jan and Dean songs with another front man from Hawaii, Randy Ruff, so Torrence toured briefly as "Mike & Dean," with Mike Love of the Beach Boys. Later, the duo reunited for good. 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. Though Berry only made a partial recovery, he remained a high-profile example for patients with traumatic brain injury.In association with Rancho Los Amigos and Southern California Rehabilitation Services. Documentation and promotional literature in possession of Mark A. Moore.

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, headlining oldies shows throughout North America, usually during the summer months. Noted Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene penned a 2008 book, When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams , detailing his occasional appearances with Jan & Dean's touring band throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Sundazed Records reissued Torrence's Save for a Rainy Day in 1996 in CD and vinyl formats, as well as the collector's vinyl 45" companion EP, "Sounds For A Rainy Day," featuring four instrumentals versions of the album's tracks.

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. He participated with Berry on Port to Paradise , released as a cassette on the J& D Records label in 1986. 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 . Torrence was Berry's best man at the wedding.

Jan and Dean ended with Jan Berry's death on March 26, 2004, after suffering a seizure at the age of 62. Berry was an organ donor , and his body was cremated.L.A. Times Mar. 28 2004 p.B.19 On April 18, 2004, a "Celebration of Life" was held in Berry's memory at The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California . Celebrities attending the event included Dean Torrence, Lou Adler, Jill Gibson , and Nancy Sinatra . Also present were many family members, friends, and musicians associated with Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys including the original 1970s version of Papa Doo Run Run.

Torrence now tours occasionally with The Surf City Allstars. He serves as a spokesman for the City of Huntington Beach California, which, thanks in part to his efforts, is nationally recognized as "Surf City USA." His website, , features—among other things—rare images, a complete Jan & Dean discography, biography, and a timeline of his career with cohort Jan Berry. He currently resides in Huntington Beach, California with his wife and two daughters.

Jan and Dean's place in rock history

In 1964 Jan and Dean were signed to host what became the first multi-act Rock and Roll show that was edited into a motion picture designed for wide distribution. The T.A.M.I. Show became a seminal and original production - in essence one of the first rock videos - on its release in 1964. Using high quality film (good enough to be transferred from television kinescope directly onto 35mm motion picture stock), new sound recording techniques and having a remarkable cast, the T.A.M.I. Show set the standard for all succeeding music film and video work, including many of the early videos shown by Music Television 17 years later. The revolutionary technical achievements of The T.A.M.I. Show and the legendary list of performers (including a performance by James Brown that many critics have called the best of his career) marked a high point for Jan and Dean, as they were the hosts and one of the main featured acts as well. They became one of the main faces of mid-1960s music until Berry's auto accident two years later through their T.A.M.I. Show appearance.

According to rock critic Dave Marsh , the attitude and public persona of punk rock can be traced to Jan and Dean. Dave Marsh "An Analytical Study", in the liners for Jan and Dean's Anthology LP, United Artists , 1971. Certainly their early hits, recorded with myriad overdubs in a garage, and their casual and goofy stage antics were consistent with some of punk rock's ethos. But their constant improvement and the increased complexity of their arrangements in the latter recordings showed their fealty to Brian Wilson's baroque approach. Many of their records feature the top session players of the era, and their arrangements, with multiple key changes and complex vocal harmonies, reflected a high level of craftsmanship.

Nevertheless, both Jan Berry and Dean Torrence's anti-establishment attitude toward the music industry is well documented. Their music has been covered by numerous Punk and alternative bands since the 1970s.

Along with Phil Spector , Brian Wilson, and Lee Hazlewood , Berry enjoyed a reputation as one of the best record producers on the West Coast.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. From in-depth interviews conducted by Mark A. Moore. Brian Wilson has cited Berry as having a direct impact on his own growth as a record producer.Brian Wilson interview with Peter Jones Productions, quoted in article by Mark A. Moore titled: ( Endless Summer Quarterly, Summer 2004).

In an interview conducted by Jan & Dean fan and historian David Beard for the Collectors' Choice release, Jan & Dean The Complete Liberty Singles, Dean Torrence stated that he felt the duo should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: "We have the scoreboard if you just want to compare number of hits and musical projects done. We beat 75 percent of the people in there. So what else is it? I've got to think that we were pretty irreverent when it came to the music industry. They kind of always held that against us. That's OK with me."

The Who covered Jan and Dean's song "Bucket T" on their UK EP Ready Steady Who from 1966. It is one of only a few songs the group performed where Keith Moon (a huge surf music fan) provided the lead vocals.

That not everybody considered Jan and Dean's output to be "real" rock 'n roll is illustrated by disc jockey Steve Propes ' calling his early-80s Sunday morning program on KKJZ|KLON Long Beach, California|Long Beach ''We Don't Play No Jan And Dean . He subsequently renamed the show Rock-N-Roll-N-Rhythm-N-Blues , which reflected its content equally well. FM88/KLON Program Guide , October 1982

In February 2010, the legendary unreleased Jan & Dean album "Carnival Of Sound" was released on the Rhino Handmade label. Along with the CD, there is also a limited (to 1500 copies) edition which includes the CD album plus a 10 track LP. The album was released in Europe in April 2010 in its original US form.

Discography

Singles

Billboard (BB) and Cashbox (CB) chart peak positions show

1958 (Jan & Arnie)
:01. "Jennie Lee" b/w "Gotta Get a Date" (Arwin 108) - BB #8, CB #3 - (JL)
:02. "Gas Money" b/w "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin 111) - BB #81 - (JL)
:03. "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" b/w "I Love Linda" (Arwin 113) - (JL)

1959 (Jan & Dean)
:04. "Baby Talk" b/w "Jeanette Get Your Hair Done" (Dore 522) - BB #10, CB #7 - (AA)
:: First pressings erroneously shown as "Jan & Arnie"
:05. "There's a Girl" b/w "My Heart Sings" (Dore 531) - BB #97, CB #80 - (AA)

1960
:06. " Oh My Darling, Clementine|Clementine " b/w "You're On My Mind" (Dore 539) - BB #65, CB #88 - (AA)
:07. "White Tennis Sneakers" b/w "Cindy" (Dore 548) - (AA)
:08. "We Go Together" b/w "Rosie Lane" (Dore 555) - BB #53, CB #39 - (AA)
:: Original pressings show B-side as "Rosilane"
:09. "Gee" b/w "Such a Good Nights Dreaming" (Dore 576) - BB #81 - (AA)

1961
:10. "Baggy Pants" b/w "Judy's an Angel" (Dore 583) - (AA)
:11. "Tomorrow's Teardrops" b/w "My Midsummer Nights Dream" (Ripple 6101) - (LA)
:: Jan Berry solo release, misspelled as "Jan Barry" on label
:12. " Heart and Soul (1938 song)|Heart and Soul " b/w "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Challenge 9111) - BB #25, CB #16 - (LA) (AJB)
:13. "Don't Fly Away" b/w "Julie" (Dore 610) - (LA)
:14. "Wanted One Girl" b/w "Something a Little Bit Different" (Challenge 9120) - BB #104 - (LA)
:15. "A Sunday Kind of Love" b/w "Poor Little Puppet" (Liberty 55397) - BB #95 - (LA) (AJB)

1962
:16. "Tennessee" b/w "You're Heart Has Changed Its Mind" (Liberty 55454) - BB #69, CB #83 - (SG) (LA)
:17. " Who Put the Bomp (song)|Who Put the Bomp " b/w "My Favorite Dream" (Liberty 55496) - (LA)
:18. " Frosty the Snowman " b/w "She's Still Talking Baby Talk" (Liberty 55522) - (LA)

1963
:19. "Linda" b/w "When I Learn How to Cry" (Liberty 55531) - BB #28, CB #26 - (JB)
:20. " Surf City (song)|Surf City " b/w "She's My Summer Girl" (Liberty 55580) - BB #1, CB #1 - (JB)
:21. " Honolulu Lulu " b/w "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)" (Liberty 55613) - BB #11, CB #10 - (JB)
:22. " Drag City (song)|Drag City " b/w "Schlock Rod Part 1" (Liberty 55641) - BB #10, CB #10 - (JB)

1964
:23. " Dead Man's Curve (song)|Dead Man's Curve " b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty 55672) - BB #8, CB #9 / BB #37, CB #26 - (JB)
:24. " The Little Old Lady from Pasadena " b/w "My Mighty G.T.O" (Liberty 55704) - BB #3, CB #5 - (JB)
:25. " Ride The Wild Surf " b/w "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty 55724) - BB #16, CB #23 / BB #77, CB #50 - (JB)
:26. " Catch a Wave|Sidewalk Surfin' " b/w "When It's Over" (Liberty 55727) - BB #25, CB #28 - (JB)

1965
:27. "(Here They Come) From All Over the World" b/w "Freeway Flyer" (Liberty 55766) - BB #56, CB #50 - (JB)
:28. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "Theme From Leons Garage" (Brer Bird 001) (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 55792) - BB #27, CB #42 - (JB)
:30. "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" b/w "Submarine Races" (Liberty 55816) (Cancelled) - (JB)
:31. "I Found A Girl" b/w "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" (Liberty 55833) - BB #30, CB #39 - (JB)
:32. " Universal Coward (song)#Covers|The Universal Coward " b/w "I Can't Wait to Love You" (Liberty 55845) - (JB)
:33. "A Beginning From an End" b/w "Folk City" (Liberty 55849) - BB #109 - (JB)

1966
:34. "Norwegian Wood" b/w "I Can't Wait To Love You" (Liberty 55856) (Cancelled) - (JB)
:35. " Batman& #33; (Jan and Dean song)|Batman! " b/w "Bucket "T"" (Liberty 55860) - BB #66, CB #60 - (JB)
::''Last single released before Jan's car accident
:36. "Popsicle" b/w " Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)|Norwegian Wood " (Liberty 55886) - BB #21, CB #24 - (JB)
:37. "Fiddle Around" b/w "A Surfer's Dream" (Liberty 55905) - BB #93, CB #73 - (LA) / (JB)
:38. " School Days (song)|School Day (Ring& #33; Ring& #33; Goes the Bell) " b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty 55923) - (JB)
:39. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "California Lullaby" (Magic Lamp 401) - (DT)
:: Also released on J& D 001
:40. "Like a Summer Rain" b/w "Louisiana Man" (J& D Record Co. 402) - (DT) / (JB)

1967
:41. "Yellow Balloon b/w "Taste of Rain" (Columbia 44036) #111 - (DT)
:42. "Hawaii" b/w "Tijuana" (Jan & Dean Label 10) - (JB)
:43. "Fan Tan" b/w "Love & Hate" (Jan & Dean Label 11) - (JB)
:44. "Only a Boy" b/w "Love & Hate" ( Warner Bros. 7151 ) - (JB)
:45. " Vegetables (song)|Vegetables " b/w "Snowflakes On Laughing Gravy's Whiskers" (White Whale 261) - (LG)
:: Released as by "Laughing Gravy"

1968
:46. "I Know My Mind" b/w "Laurel & Hardy" ( Warner Bros. 7219 ) - (JB)
:47. "Girl You're Blowing My Mind" b/w " In the Still of the Night (1954 song)|In the Still of the Night " ( Warner Bros. 7240 ) - (JB)
:: Promo copies known to exist, commercial copies unconfirmed

Albums

Billboard magazine|Billboard and Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox chart peak positions

1960
:1. Jan & Dean (Dore LP-101) - (AA)
:: Issued in mono only, includes bonus photo. Original copies feature blue record labels, 1970s reissues feature black labels

1962
:2. Jan & Dean's Golden Hits (Liberty LRP-3248 (Mono)/LST-7248 (Stereo)) - (LA)

1963
:3. Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (Liberty LRP-3294/LST-7294) - BB #71 - (JB)
:4. Surf City & Other Swingin Cities (Liberty LRP-3314/LST-7314) - BB #32, CB Mono chart #21 - (JB)
:5. Drag City (Liberty LRP-3339/LST-7339) - BB #22, CB Mono chart #17 - (JB)

1964
:6. Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl in School (Liberty LRP-3361/LST-7361) - BB #80, CB Mono chart #42 - (JB)
:: Original album covers are black and white with pink tint, later replaced with full-color covers of the same photo
:7. Ride the Wild Surf (Liberty LRP-3368/LST-7368) - BB #66, CB Mono chart #26 - (JB)
:8. The Little Old Lady From Pasadena (Liberty LRP-3377/LST-7377) - BB #40, CB Mono chart #40 - (JB)

1965 (Note: Mono and Stereo Cashbox album charts were merged by this time)
:9. Command Performance (Liberty LRP-3403/LST-7403) - BB #33, CB #42 - (JB)
:: Featuring their performance from "The T.A.M.I. Show"
:10. Pop Symphony No. 1 (Liberty LRP-3414/LST-7414) - (JB-GT)
::''Instrumental interpretations of Jan & Dean's hits by The Bel-Aire Pops Orchestra, conducted by Jan Berry & George Tipton
:12. Golden Hits Vol. 2 (Liberty LRP-3417/LST-7417) - BB #107, CB #71 - (JB)
:13. Folk 'n Roll (Liberty LRP-3431/LST-7431) - BB #145, CB #87 - (JB-GT)

1966
:14. Jan & Dean Meet Batman (Liberty LRP-3444/LST-7444) - (JB)
::''Last album released before Jan's car accident
:15. Filet of Soul (A "Live" One) (Liberty LRP-3441/LST-7441) - BB #127 - (JB)
:: Featuring performances from "The T.A.M.I. Show" plus studio outtakes
:16. Popsicle (Liberty LRP-3458/LST-7458) - (JB) (SG)
:17. Golden Hits Vol. 3 (Liberty LRP-3460/LST-7460) - (JB)
:18. Save for a Rainy Day (J& D Record Co. 101) - (DT)
:: Private pressings by Dean Torrence

1967
:19. Save for a Rainy Day (Columbia CL 2661 (Mono)/CS 9461 (Stereo)) (Cancelled) - (DT)
:: Acetate of stereo version confirmed to exist

1968
:20. Carnival of Sound ( Warner Bros. ) (Unreleased) - (JB) See entry #32 - 2010

1971
:21. Jan & Dean Anthology Album (United Artists UAS-9961)

1974
:22. Gotta Take That One Last Ride (United Artists UA-LA341-H2)

1975
:23. The Very Best of Jan & Dean (United Artists UA-LA443-E)
:24. The Very Best of Jan & Dean, Volume 2 (United Artists UA-LA515-E)

1982
:25. One Summer Night/Live (Rhino RNDA 1498)

1985
:26. Silver Summer/25th Anniversary Album (Silver Eagle)

1986
:27. Port To Paradise (J& D)

1996
:28. Save For A Rainy Day (Sundazed LP 5022)
:: First commercial release; 2-record set featuring original mono tracks plus bonus tracks of unreleased songs and alternate mixes
:29. Save For A Rainy Day (Sundazed CD SC 11035)
:: First commercial release; original mono tracks plus 13 bonus tracks of unreleased songs and alternate mixes
:30. Jan & Dean (The Dore Album) (Sundazed LP 5040)
:: Reissue of original Dore LP with bonus tracks and posted, pressed on color vinyl
1997
:31. Second Wave (Jan Berry)
::''Jan's solo album; he served as Executive Producer, Arranger, Singer, Composer
2010
:32. Carnival of Sound ( Warner Bros. ) RHM2 521476
::''Mostly worked on by Jan from 1966 to 1968 the album was shelved by Warner Brothers for 44 years. It has finally been officially released on Warner's Rhino Records. Cover and back cover artwork by Dean Torrence. Featuring original mono tracks plus 16 bonus tracks of unreleased songs and alternate mixes

(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

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