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Jan co-wrote “Ace of Hearts” with Gary Zekley and sang bass on “Perfidia,” which became a massive hit in the Philippines. The Matadors sang the distinctive harmonies on Jan & Dean’s Surf City and Drag City LPs in 1963, and part of the Dead Man’s Curve LP in 1964.
JAN & DEAN Behind The Music. VH-1 looks back on the career of Jan & Dean as only they can. From 1959 to present, you get the commercial-free inside secrets on. the duo with extra interviews by Jan Berry, Dean Torrence, Glen Campbell, former manager Lou Adler, former girlfriends, and band members Gary Griffin and David Logeman.
JAN & DEAN On-Stage with the MARKETTS in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1966 — (Courtesy Berry Family) Jan’s Automobile Accident. • April 12, 1966 — Nine days after his 25th birthday, Jan crashed his brand new ’66 Corvette Sting Ray into a parked truck on Whittier Drive in Beverly Hills.
JAN & DEAN. NOTE: Jan and Dean were the Beach Boys' contemporaries and friends throughout the 1960s. And while their music often travelled similar paths, J&D were never truly on a level with Brian Wilson's compositions. Rolling Stone dubbed them 'the clown princes of rock 'n' roll' - a title which they wore proudly.
