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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.
Mar 29, 2004 · Jan Berry, the creative force behind legendary surf rock duo Jan and Dean, died Friday after suffering a seizure at his Los Angeles home; he was sixty-two. The singer had endured various...
William Jan Berry. Height. 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m) Mini Bio. Jan Berry was one half of the popular 1960s "surf music" singing duo Jan & Dean, who enjoyed chart success with songs including "Surf City", "Little Old Lady from Pasadena", "Popsicle", "Dead Mans Curve", "Drag City" and "Ride the Wild Surf".
4 days ago · Jan Berry, leader of the music duo Jan & Dean from the late 1950s to mid-1960s, was an intense character who experienced more in his first 25 years than many do in a lifetime. As an architect of the West Coast sound, he was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s original rebels–brilliant, charismatic, reckless, and flawed. As a songwriter, music ...
Mar 27, 2004 · William Jan Berry and Dean Torrence produced a string of gold records, including "Surf City" and "Little Old Lady from Pasadena." Berry spent nearly a year in a coma after a 1966 car accident.
4 days ago · JAN BERRY. 1963 • Staff Songwriter and Record Producer for Screen Gems-Columbia Music — Signed in June 1963; Writer, arranger, and producer for Jan & Dean and other artists • Surf Scene — First television pilot, October 1963 • California College of Medicine — Enrolled in medical school in September 1963. 1964
5 days ago · Author of Dead Man’s Curve: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Life of Jan Berry. 1967. • January 1967 — Following a difficult, on-going recovery from his automobile accident Jan began gathering some of his pre-accident music tracks, including what became “Girl, You’re Blowing My Mind,” to continue working on them.
