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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 Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) " 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 and Dean. Singer/songwriter P.F. Sloan sings the falsetto part usually sung by Dean Torrence, while Dean sings one of the backup parts.
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)
The category was "song lyric," and Stephen had all but five letters of the famous Jan and Dean lyric "Surf City, here we come." Only he guessed, "Surf clay where we go." While that may be the ...
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 Jan & Dean version substitutes "Watts, California" in the lyrics, in apparent reference to the Watts riots that occurred in Los Angeles later in 1965. "You may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it's the same old place" refers to the June 1965 mission of Gemini 4, which lasted just over four days.
Dead Man's Curve. A section of the 1915 Ridge Route in Lebec, California, abandoned when US 99 (later upgraded to I-5) was constructed over the Tejon Pass in order to make travel straighter and safer. Dead Man's Curve on old U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico. Dead Man's Curve in Cleveland, Ohio. Dead Man's Curve is an American nickname for a curve in ...
Surf City (song) " Surf City " is a 1963 song recorded by American music duo Jan and Dean about a fictitious surf spot where there are "two girls for every boy". [1] Written by Brian Wilson, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, [2] it was the first surf song to become a national number-one hit. [3]