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Dean Torrence. Website. jananddean.com. Jan and Dean were an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) [1] and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). In the early 1960s, they were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music styles popularized by the Beach Boys.
The best footage from the two concert dates was combined into the film, which was released on December 29, 1964. Jan and Dean emceed the event and performed its theme song, "Here They Come (From All Over the World)", written by Los Angeles songwriters P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, the song erroneously asserting that the Rolling Stones are from Liverpool.
The song was performed live by The Beach Boys at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on August 1, 1964, for inclusion on their No. 1 album Beach Boys Concert. The Beach Boys, and particularly Brian Wilson, who co-wrote several of Jan & Dean's biggest surf hits, had supported Jan & Dean in the recording studio to initiate them in the surf music genre.
Filet Of Soul Redux: The Rejected Master Recordings. (2017) Carnival of Sound is the last studio album by the American rock duo Jan and Dean. Though recorded sporadically from 1966 to 1968, it was not released until 2010. Even though it is credited as a Jan and Dean record, it is actually more of a Jan Berry solo effort. [1] Berry died in 2004.
Papa Doo Run Run is known for their award-winning re-creation of the hits of the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean. They toured North America as the opening act and back-up band for Jan & Dean between 1976 and 1980. They were also featured as the back-up band for Jan & Dean in the 1978 CBS biopic Deadman's Curve, which had a soundtrack album featuring ...
CBS. Release. February 3, 1978. (1978-02-03) Deadman's Curve is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film based on the musical careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. The film was developed from a 1974 article published in Rolling Stone by Paul Morantz, who also helped write the screenplay. [1]
The New Girl in School. " The New Girl in School " is a song written by Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Brian Wilson, and Bob Norberg for the American rock duet Jan and Dean. It was the B-side of their hit single "Dead Man's Curve". Both songs were released on their album Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl In School.
Jan Berry album. Second Wave—One Way 34524 (1997) A Memorial edition of this CD was released in April 2004, after Jan's death; Dean Torrence solo projects. Rock 'N' Roll City—Realistic – 51-3009 (1983)