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"Dead Man's Curve" is a 1964 hit song by Jan and Dean whose lyrics detail a teen street race gone awry. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 39 in Canada. [3] The song was written and composed by Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld, Roger Christian, and Jan Berry at Wilson's mother's house in Santa Monica.
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.
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]
Jan and Dean singles chronology. "Ride The Wild Surf". (1964) " Sidewalk Surfin' ". (1964) "(Here They Come) From All Over The World". (1965) "Sidewalk Surfin'" is a song with music by Brian Wilson and lyrics by Roger Christian, which was recorded by 1960s American pop singers Jan and Dean. The song was recorded as a single and then appeared on ...
The song was Jan & Dean's best charting B-side. [citation needed] After Jan Berry's near fatal crash near Dead Man's Curve in April 1966, Liberty put out the version "Gonna Hustle You" on Jan and Dean's album Filet of Soul: A "Live" One. In 1973, Dean Torrence released "Gonna Hustle You" as a single, by overdubbing the original lyrics under his ...
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 ...
Jan and Dean singles chronology. "Surf City". (1963) " Honolulu Lulu ". (1963) "Drag City". (1963) " Honolulu Lulu " is a song written by Jan Berry and Roger Christian, and Lou Adler for the American rock band Jan and Dean. It was the second hit single from their 1963 album Surf City And Other Swingin' Cities, charting at number 58 on the ...