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'Jan & Dean' were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of 'William Jan Berry' (3 April 1941 – 26 March 2004) and 'Dean Ormsby Torrence' (born 10 March 1940). Although Jan & Dean pre-dated The Beach Boys, they became most famously associated with the vocal "surf music" craze inspired by The Beach Boys.
Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, both born in Los Angeles, California, began singing together as a duo after football practice at University High School. Primitive recording sessions followed soon after, in a makeshift studio in Berry's garage. They first performed on stage as ''The Barons'' at a high school dance. Their first commercial success was "Jennie Lee" (1958), a top 10 ode to a local, Hollywood, California, burlesque performer that Jan Berry recorded with fellow Baron Arnie Ginsburg. "Jan & Arnie" released three singles in all. After Torrence returned from a stint in the army reserves, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence began to make music as "Jan and Dean".
With the help of friend Herb Alpert and record producer Lou Adler, Jan and Dean scored another top 10 hit with "Baby Talk" (1959), and then scored a series of hits over the next couple of years. Playing local venues, they met and performed with the Beach Boys, and discovered the appeal of the latter's "surf sound". By this time, Berry was co-writing, arranging, and producing all of Jan and Dean's original material. Berry signed a series of contracts with Screen Gems to write and produce music for Jan and Dean,[1] as well as other artists such as Judy & Jill (which included Berry's girlfriend Jill Gibson and DeanTorrence's girlfriend Judy Lovejoy), The Matadors, and Pixie (a young female solo singer).
Jan Berry and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan and Dean, including the number one national hit "Surf City" (1963). Subsequent top 10 hits for Jan and Dean included "Honolulu Lulu" (1963), "Drag City" (1963), "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964), and the eerily portentous "Dead Man's Curve" (1964). Their commercial peak came between 1963 and 1966, and the duo scored an impressive sixteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard and Cash Box magazine charts, with total of twenty-six chart hits over eight years.
In 1964, at the height of their fame, Jan and Dean hosted and performed at ''The T.A.M.I. Show,'' an historic concert film directed by Steve Binder. The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, James Brown, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and The Beach Boys (whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract violation issues).
Also in 1964, the duo performed the title track for the Columbia Pictures film ''Ride the Wild Surf'', starring Fabian (entertainer), Tab Hunter, Peter Brown (actor), Shelley Fabares, and Barbara Eden. The song, penned by Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, and Roger Christian, was a Top 20 national hit.
In the burgeoning post-surf era, Jan and Dean had three Top 30 hits in 1965-1966, and began to experiment with cutting-edge comedy concepts such as the original (unreleased) ''Filet of Soul'' and ''Jan & Dean Meet Batman''.
According to rock critic Dave Marsh, the attitude and public persona of punk rock can be traced to Jan and Dean;[2] and their music has been covered by numerous Punk and alternative bands since the 1970s.
Along with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and Lee Hazlewood, Jan Berry enjoyed a reputation as one of the best record producers on the West Coast.[3] Brian Wilson has cited Jan Berry as having a direct impact on his own growth as a record producer.[4]
Jan and Dean filmed two unreleased television pilots: ''Surf Scene'' in 1963 and ''On the Run'' in 1966.
Jan and Dean's feature film ''Easy Come, Easy Go'' was cancelled when Jan Berry, as well as the film's director and other crew members were seriously injured in a railroad accident while shooting the movie in August 1965.
On 12 April, 1966, Berry received severe head injuries in a motor vehicle accident, ironically at Dead Man's Curve two years after the song had become a hit. Jan Berry was angry while driving because he was being drafted into the military for the Vietnam War, and secretly was going to medical school, he already had two years accomplished. By then, Jan Berry had separated from his girlfriend of seven years, singer-artist Jill Gibson, later a member for a short time of The Mamas and the Papas, who had also co-written several songs with Jan Berry. As a result of Jan Berry's accident, Jan and Dean did not perform again until the mid 1970s after the release of the feature film Deadman's Curve in 1978, which opened the doors for Jan and Dean to launch a successful and amazing comeback especially for Jan Berry. Jan Berry travelled a long and difficult road toward recovery from brain damage and partial paralysis. The whole right side of his arm was paralyzed and Jan Berry had to learn to write with his left hand. The doctors had said he would never walk again; with his persistent demeanor and refusal to ever give up, he made it through and amazed even himself. Dean Torrence faithfully and compassionately so, stood by his best friend and partner the best that he could. Dean Torrence kept his stance in the music industry and created another career not only for his own survival but for Jan Berry as well.
In Jan Berry's absence, Dean Torrence recorded ''Save for a Rainy Day'' in 1966, a concept album featuring all rain-themed songs. Dean Torrence posed with Jan Berry's brother Ken for the album cover photos. Columbia Records released one single from the project ("Yellow Balloon"), but legal wrangling scuttled Torrence's Columbia deal, and ''Save For A Rainy Day'' remained a self-released album on the J&D Record Co. label.[5]
Jan Berry returned to the studio in April 1967, one year to the month after his accident. Working with collaborators, Jan Berry began writing and producing music again. In December 1967, Jan and Dean signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Records. Warner issued two singles under the name Jan and Dean but a 1968 Jan Berry-produced album for Warner Bros., the psychedelic ''Carnival of Sound'', remains unreleased.[6]
Berry began to sing again in the early 1970s, and he arranged and produced a number of singles between 1972 and 1978 on the Ode and A&M labels (facilitated by friend and former manager Lou Adler).
On February 3, 1978, CBS aired a made-for-TV movie about the duo entitled ''Deadman's Curve''. The biopic starred Richard Hatch as Jan Berry and Bruce Davison as Dean Torrence, and included guest appearances by Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, and Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. Following the release of the film, the duo made steps toward an official comeback that year, including touring with the Beach Boys.
In the early 1980s, while Jan Berry struggled to overcome drug addiction, Dean Torrence toured briefly as "Mike & Dean," with Mike Love of the Beach Boys. But Jan Berry got sober, beating the odds once again, and the duo reunited for good.
Jan and Dean continued to tour on their own throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and into the new millennium — with 1960s nostalgia providing them with a ready audience. Sundazed Records reissued ''Save for a Rainy Day'' in 1996, and the album drew critical praise.[7]
Between the 1970s and 1990s, Dean Torrence issued a number of re-recordings of classic Jan and Dean hits. An album titled ''One Summer Night / Live'' was issued by Rhino Records in 1982, and Dean Torrence collaborated with Jan Berry on ''Port to Paradise'', released on J&D Records in 1986. In 1997, after many years of hard work, Jan Berry released a solo album called ''Second Wave'' on One Way Records.
On August 31, 1991, Jan Berry married Gertie Filip at The Stardust Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dean Torrence was Jan Berry's best man at the wedding.
Jan and Dean ended with Jan Berry's death on March 26, 2004, at the age of 62. Jan Berry was an organ donor, and his body was cremated. On April 18, 2004, a "Celebration of Life" was held in memory of Jan Berry at The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Celebrities attending the bash included Dean Torrence, Lou Adler, Jill Gibson, and Nancy Sinatra. Also present were many family members, friends, and musicians associated with Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys.
★ Jan Berry co-wrote and/or arranged and produced songs for artists outside of Jan & Dean, including "I Adore Him" by The Angels (band) (Top 30), the Gents, the Matadors (Sinners), Judy & Jill, Pixie (unreleased), Jill Gibson, Shelley Fabares, Deane Hawley, "Three Window Coupe" by the Rip Chords (Top 30), and Johnny Crawford.
★ Dean Torrence doubled the falsetto lead with Brian Wilson on The Beach Boys' hit single "Barbara Ann." You can hear his participation on The Beach Boys LP release "Beach Boys Party", as well as outtakes on the CD release ''Hawthorne California''.
★ Neil Young's song "Tonight's the Night" is about the drug-overdose death of Jan Berry's brother Bruce Berry, with a lyric that includes: "Bruce Berry was a working man, he used to load that Econoline van."
★ Jan Berry's brother Brian Berry went to Canada during the Vietnam War, purchased trapping rights to the North Selkirk Mountains and became a mountaineering guide, hunter, and fisherman.
★ Another brother, Ken Berry, founded Studio Instrument Rentals (S.I.R) in Los Angeles in 1967, using Jan Berry's instruments to get started, the instruments being unused following Jan Berry's accident.
★ Dean Torrence became a graphic artist while Jan Berry recovered, starting his own company, Kittyhawk Graphics, and designing, creating album covers and logos for other musician and recording artists, including Harry Nilsson, Steve Martin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross, Linda Ronstadt, Canned Heat, and many others. Dean Torrence (with Gene Brownell) won a Grammy Award for Album Cover of the Year, for the group Pollution in 1973.
★ Dean Torrence continues to tour with The Surf City Allstars. He officially endorses the Official Jan & Dean Fan Site, and has regular contact with the website. During 2007 he has been supplying the site with new photographs of himself on tour with his band, and with general articles relating to Jan and Dean.
★ Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus played Jan and Dean in the TV movie "Shake, Rattle, and Roll." Also they covered, Dead Man's Curve.
'SINGLES' - with Billboard chart positions
'1958' (Jan & Arnie)
:01. "Jennie Lee" b/w "Gotta Get A Date" (Arwin) '#8' - (JL)
:02. "Gas Money" b/w "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin) #81 - (JL)
:03. "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" b/w "I Love Linda" (Arwin) - (JL)
'1959' (Jan & Dean)
:04. "Baby Talk" b/w "Jeanette Get Your Hair Done" (Dore) '#10' - (AA)
:05. "There's A Girl" b/w "My Heart Sings" (Dore) #97 - (AA)
'1960'
:06. "Clementine" b/w "You're On My Mind" (Dore) #65 - (AA)
:07. "White Tennis Sneakers" b/w "Cindy" (Dore) - (AA)
:08. "We Go Together" b/w "Rosie Lane" (Dore) #53 - (AA)
:09. "Gee" b/w "Such A Good Nights Dreaming" (Dore) #81 - (AA)
'1961'
:10. "Baggy Pants" b/w "Judy's An Angel" (Dore) - (AA)
:11. "Tomorrows Teardrops" b/w "My Midsummer Nights Dream" (Ripple) (Jan Berry release, misspelled as Jan Barry on label) - (LA)
:12. "Heart and Soul" b/w "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Challenge) #25 - (LA) (AJB)
:13. "Don't Fly Away" b/w "Julie" (Challenge) - (LA)
:14. "Wanted One Girl" b/w "Something A Little Bit Different" (Challenge) #104 - (LA)
:15. "A Sunday Kind Of Love" b/w "Poor Little Puppet" (Liberty) #95 - (LA) (AJB)
'1962'
:16. "Tennessee" b/w "You're Heart Has Changed Its Mind" (Liberty) #69 - (SG) (LA)
:17. "Who Put The Bomp" b/w "My Favourite Dream" (Liberty) - (LA)
:18. "Frosty the Snowman" b/w "She's Still Talking Baby Talk" (Liberty) - (LA)
'1963'
:19. "Linda" b/w "When I Learn How To Cry" (Liberty) #28 - (JB)
:20. "Surf City" b/w "She's My Summer Girl" (Liberty) '#1' - (JB)
:21. "Honolulu Lulu" b/w "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)" (Liberty) #11 - (JB)
:22. "Drag City" b/w "Schlock Rod Part 1" (Liberty) '#10' - (JB)
'1964'
:23. "Dead Man's Curve" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty) '#8' / #37 - (JB)
:24. "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" b/w "My Mighty G.T.O" (Liberty) '#3' - (JB)
:25. "Ride The Wild Surf" b/w "The Anaheim Azuza And Cucamonga Sewing Circle Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty) #16 / #77 - (JB)
:26. "Sidewalk Surfin'" b/w "When It's Over" (Liberty) #25 - (JB)
'1965'
:27. "(Here They Come) From All Over The World" b/w "Freeway Flyer" (Liberty) #56 - (JB)
:28. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "Theme From Leons Garage" (Brer Bird) (Dean Torrence, Released as "Our Gang") - (GZ-DT)
:29. "You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy" b/w "It's As Easy As 1,2,3" (Liberty) #27 - (JB)
:30. "It's A Shame To Say Goodbye" b/w "Submarine Races" (Liberty) (Cancelled) - (JB)
:31. "I Found A Girl" b/w "It's A Shame To Say Goodbye" (Liberty) #30 - (JB)
:32. "The Universal Coward" b/w "I Can't Wait To Love You" (Liberty) - (JB)
:33. "A Beginning From An End" b/w "Folk City" (Liberty) #109 - (JB)
'1966'
:34. "Batman" b/w "Bucket "T"" (Liberty) #66 - (JB)
:35. "Popsicle" b/w "Norwegian Wood" (Liberty) #21 - (JB)
:36. "Fiddle Around" b/w "A Surfer's Dream" (Liberty) #93 - (LA) / (JB)
:37. "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty) - (JB)
:38. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "California Lullaby" (J&D Record Co.) - (DT)
:39. "Like A Summer Rain" b/w "Louisiana Man" (J&D Record Co.) - (DT) / (JB)
'1967'
:40. "Yellow Balloon b/w "Taste Of Rain" (Columbia) #111 - (DT)
:41. "Hawaii" b/w "Tijuana" (Jan & Dean Label) - (JB)
:42. "Fan Tan" b/w "Love & Hate" (Jan & Dean Label) - (JB)
:43. "Only A Boy" b/w "Love & Hate" (Warner Bros.) - (JB)
:44. "Vegetables" b/w "Snowflakes On Laughing Gravy's Whiskers" (White Whale) (Released as Laughing Gravy) - (LG)
'1968'
:45. "I Know My Mind" b/w "Laurel & Hardy" (Warner Bros.) - (JB)
:46. "Girl You're Blowing My Mind" b/w "In the Still of the Night" (Warner Bros.) (Cancelled) - (JB)
'ALBUMS' - with Billboard chart positions
'1960'
:1. The Jan & Dean Sound (Dore) - (AA)
'1962'
:2. Jan & Dean's Golden Hits (Liberty) (LA)
'1963'
:3. Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (Liberty) #71 - (JB)
:4. Surf City & Other Swingin Cities (Liberty) #32 - (JB)
:5. Drag City (Liberty) #22 - (JB)
'1964'
:6. Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl In School (Liberty) #80 - (JB)
:7. Ride the Wild Surf (Liberty) #66 - (JB)
:8. The Little Old Ladyfrom Pasadena (Liberty) #40 - (JB)
'1965'
:9. Command Performance (Liberty) #33 - (JB)
:10. Pop Symphony No. 1 (Liberty) - (JB-GT)
:12. Golden Hits Vol. 2 (Liberty) #107 - (JB)
:13. Folk 'n Roll (Liberty) #145 - (JB-GT)
'1966'
:14. Jan & Dean Meet Batman (Liberty) - (JB)
:15. Filet of Soul (Liberty) #127 - (JB)
:16. Popsicle (Liberty) - (JB) (SG)
:17. Golden Hits Vol. 3 (Liberty) - (JB)
:18. Save For A Rainy Day (J&D Record Co.) - (DT)
'1967'
:19. Save For A Rainy Day (Columbia) (Cancelled) - (DT)
'1968'
:20. Carnival of Sound (Warner Bros.) (Unreleased) - (JB)
'(JL) = Produced by Joe Lubin'
'(AA) = Produced by Lou Adler & Herb Alpert'
'(LA) = Produced by Lou Adler'
'(SG) = Produced by Snuff Garrett'
'(AJB) = Arranged by Jan Berry'
'(JB) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry'
'(JB-GT) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry and George Tipton'
'(GZ-DT) = Arranged & Produced by Gary Zekley & Dean Torrence'
'(DT) = Produced by Dean Torrence'
'(LG) = A Laughing Gravy Production'
1. Jan Berry's Nevins-Kirshner and Screen Gems contracts in possession of Mark A. Moore.
2. Dave Marsh, "An Analytical Study," in the liners for Jan and Dean's ''Anthology'' LP, United Artists, 1971. Moreover, both Jan Berry and Dean Torrence anti-establishment attitude toward the music industry is well documented in period legal and company correspondence in possession of Mark A. Moore.
3. Peer acknowledgment from Jan Berry's music industry associates, who knew and worked closely with him, such as Artie Kornfeld, P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri, Hal Blaine, Bones Howe, Kim Fowley, Joe Lubin, and others. From in-depth interviews conducted by Mark A. Moore.
4. Brian Wilson interview with Peter Jones Productions, quoted in article by Mark A. Moore titled: Jan Berry 101: A Study in Composition (''Endless Summer Quarterly,'' Summer 2004).
5. Legal documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore.
6. Contract, Legal, and Company documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore.
7. See reviews for ''Save For A Rainy Day'', from record buyers at Amazon.com.
★ Official Jan & Dean Fan Site
★ Jan & Dean Discography 50's & 60's
★ Jan & Dean Discography 70's to Present
★ Official Jan & Dean Web Page
★ Official Jan Berry Website
★ Jan Berry and Jan & Dean Discography
★ Dean Torrence History
★ Jan & Dean from History-of-rock
★ Surfin Again - The Authorized International Jan & Dean Site
★ Google Map location of Jan Berry's accident
★ Deadman's Curve at IMDB
'Jan & Dean' were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of 'William Jan Berry' (3 April 1941 – 26 March 2004) and 'Dean Ormsby Torrence' (born 10 March 1940). Although Jan & Dean pre-dated The Beach Boys, they became most famously associated with the vocal "surf music" craze inspired by The Beach Boys.
| Contents |
| Beginnings |
| Surf's golden boys |
| Berry's car wreck and its aftermath |
| Miscellany |
| Discography |
| References |
| Footnotes |
| External links |
Beginnings
Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, both born in Los Angeles, California, began singing together as a duo after football practice at University High School. Primitive recording sessions followed soon after, in a makeshift studio in Berry's garage. They first performed on stage as ''The Barons'' at a high school dance. Their first commercial success was "Jennie Lee" (1958), a top 10 ode to a local, Hollywood, California, burlesque performer that Jan Berry recorded with fellow Baron Arnie Ginsburg. "Jan & Arnie" released three singles in all. After Torrence returned from a stint in the army reserves, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence began to make music as "Jan and Dean".
With the help of friend Herb Alpert and record producer Lou Adler, Jan and Dean scored another top 10 hit with "Baby Talk" (1959), and then scored a series of hits over the next couple of years. Playing local venues, they met and performed with the Beach Boys, and discovered the appeal of the latter's "surf sound". By this time, Berry was co-writing, arranging, and producing all of Jan and Dean's original material. Berry signed a series of contracts with Screen Gems to write and produce music for Jan and Dean,[1] as well as other artists such as Judy & Jill (which included Berry's girlfriend Jill Gibson and DeanTorrence's girlfriend Judy Lovejoy), The Matadors, and Pixie (a young female solo singer).
Surf's golden boys
Jan Berry and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan and Dean, including the number one national hit "Surf City" (1963). Subsequent top 10 hits for Jan and Dean included "Honolulu Lulu" (1963), "Drag City" (1963), "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964), and the eerily portentous "Dead Man's Curve" (1964). Their commercial peak came between 1963 and 1966, and the duo scored an impressive sixteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard and Cash Box magazine charts, with total of twenty-six chart hits over eight years.
In 1964, at the height of their fame, Jan and Dean hosted and performed at ''The T.A.M.I. Show,'' an historic concert film directed by Steve Binder. The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, James Brown, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and The Beach Boys (whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract violation issues).
Also in 1964, the duo performed the title track for the Columbia Pictures film ''Ride the Wild Surf'', starring Fabian (entertainer), Tab Hunter, Peter Brown (actor), Shelley Fabares, and Barbara Eden. The song, penned by Jan Berry, Brian Wilson, and Roger Christian, was a Top 20 national hit.
In the burgeoning post-surf era, Jan and Dean had three Top 30 hits in 1965-1966, and began to experiment with cutting-edge comedy concepts such as the original (unreleased) ''Filet of Soul'' and ''Jan & Dean Meet Batman''.
According to rock critic Dave Marsh, the attitude and public persona of punk rock can be traced to Jan and Dean;[2] and their music has been covered by numerous Punk and alternative bands since the 1970s.
Along with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and Lee Hazlewood, Jan Berry enjoyed a reputation as one of the best record producers on the West Coast.[3] Brian Wilson has cited Jan Berry as having a direct impact on his own growth as a record producer.[4]
Jan and Dean filmed two unreleased television pilots: ''Surf Scene'' in 1963 and ''On the Run'' in 1966.
Jan and Dean's feature film ''Easy Come, Easy Go'' was cancelled when Jan Berry, as well as the film's director and other crew members were seriously injured in a railroad accident while shooting the movie in August 1965.
Berry's car wreck and its aftermath
On 12 April, 1966, Berry received severe head injuries in a motor vehicle accident, ironically at Dead Man's Curve two years after the song had become a hit. Jan Berry was angry while driving because he was being drafted into the military for the Vietnam War, and secretly was going to medical school, he already had two years accomplished. By then, Jan Berry had separated from his girlfriend of seven years, singer-artist Jill Gibson, later a member for a short time of The Mamas and the Papas, who had also co-written several songs with Jan Berry. As a result of Jan Berry's accident, Jan and Dean did not perform again until the mid 1970s after the release of the feature film Deadman's Curve in 1978, which opened the doors for Jan and Dean to launch a successful and amazing comeback especially for Jan Berry. Jan Berry travelled a long and difficult road toward recovery from brain damage and partial paralysis. The whole right side of his arm was paralyzed and Jan Berry had to learn to write with his left hand. The doctors had said he would never walk again; with his persistent demeanor and refusal to ever give up, he made it through and amazed even himself. Dean Torrence faithfully and compassionately so, stood by his best friend and partner the best that he could. Dean Torrence kept his stance in the music industry and created another career not only for his own survival but for Jan Berry as well.
In Jan Berry's absence, Dean Torrence recorded ''Save for a Rainy Day'' in 1966, a concept album featuring all rain-themed songs. Dean Torrence posed with Jan Berry's brother Ken for the album cover photos. Columbia Records released one single from the project ("Yellow Balloon"), but legal wrangling scuttled Torrence's Columbia deal, and ''Save For A Rainy Day'' remained a self-released album on the J&D Record Co. label.[5]
Jan Berry returned to the studio in April 1967, one year to the month after his accident. Working with collaborators, Jan Berry began writing and producing music again. In December 1967, Jan and Dean signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Records. Warner issued two singles under the name Jan and Dean but a 1968 Jan Berry-produced album for Warner Bros., the psychedelic ''Carnival of Sound'', remains unreleased.[6]
Berry began to sing again in the early 1970s, and he arranged and produced a number of singles between 1972 and 1978 on the Ode and A&M labels (facilitated by friend and former manager Lou Adler).
On February 3, 1978, CBS aired a made-for-TV movie about the duo entitled ''Deadman's Curve''. The biopic starred Richard Hatch as Jan Berry and Bruce Davison as Dean Torrence, and included guest appearances by Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, and Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. Following the release of the film, the duo made steps toward an official comeback that year, including touring with the Beach Boys.
In the early 1980s, while Jan Berry struggled to overcome drug addiction, Dean Torrence toured briefly as "Mike & Dean," with Mike Love of the Beach Boys. But Jan Berry got sober, beating the odds once again, and the duo reunited for good.
Jan and Dean continued to tour on their own throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and into the new millennium — with 1960s nostalgia providing them with a ready audience. Sundazed Records reissued ''Save for a Rainy Day'' in 1996, and the album drew critical praise.[7]
Between the 1970s and 1990s, Dean Torrence issued a number of re-recordings of classic Jan and Dean hits. An album titled ''One Summer Night / Live'' was issued by Rhino Records in 1982, and Dean Torrence collaborated with Jan Berry on ''Port to Paradise'', released on J&D Records in 1986. In 1997, after many years of hard work, Jan Berry released a solo album called ''Second Wave'' on One Way Records.
On August 31, 1991, Jan Berry married Gertie Filip at The Stardust Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dean Torrence was Jan Berry's best man at the wedding.
Jan and Dean ended with Jan Berry's death on March 26, 2004, at the age of 62. Jan Berry was an organ donor, and his body was cremated. On April 18, 2004, a "Celebration of Life" was held in memory of Jan Berry at The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Celebrities attending the bash included Dean Torrence, Lou Adler, Jill Gibson, and Nancy Sinatra. Also present were many family members, friends, and musicians associated with Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys.
Miscellany
★ Jan Berry co-wrote and/or arranged and produced songs for artists outside of Jan & Dean, including "I Adore Him" by The Angels (band) (Top 30), the Gents, the Matadors (Sinners), Judy & Jill, Pixie (unreleased), Jill Gibson, Shelley Fabares, Deane Hawley, "Three Window Coupe" by the Rip Chords (Top 30), and Johnny Crawford.
★ Dean Torrence doubled the falsetto lead with Brian Wilson on The Beach Boys' hit single "Barbara Ann." You can hear his participation on The Beach Boys LP release "Beach Boys Party", as well as outtakes on the CD release ''Hawthorne California''.
★ Neil Young's song "Tonight's the Night" is about the drug-overdose death of Jan Berry's brother Bruce Berry, with a lyric that includes: "Bruce Berry was a working man, he used to load that Econoline van."
★ Jan Berry's brother Brian Berry went to Canada during the Vietnam War, purchased trapping rights to the North Selkirk Mountains and became a mountaineering guide, hunter, and fisherman.
★ Another brother, Ken Berry, founded Studio Instrument Rentals (S.I.R) in Los Angeles in 1967, using Jan Berry's instruments to get started, the instruments being unused following Jan Berry's accident.
★ Dean Torrence became a graphic artist while Jan Berry recovered, starting his own company, Kittyhawk Graphics, and designing, creating album covers and logos for other musician and recording artists, including Harry Nilsson, Steve Martin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross, Linda Ronstadt, Canned Heat, and many others. Dean Torrence (with Gene Brownell) won a Grammy Award for Album Cover of the Year, for the group Pollution in 1973.
★ Dean Torrence continues to tour with The Surf City Allstars. He officially endorses the Official Jan & Dean Fan Site, and has regular contact with the website. During 2007 he has been supplying the site with new photographs of himself on tour with his band, and with general articles relating to Jan and Dean.
★ Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus played Jan and Dean in the TV movie "Shake, Rattle, and Roll." Also they covered, Dead Man's Curve.
Discography
'SINGLES' - with Billboard chart positions
'1958' (Jan & Arnie)
:01. "Jennie Lee" b/w "Gotta Get A Date" (Arwin) '#8' - (JL)
:02. "Gas Money" b/w "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin) #81 - (JL)
:03. "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" b/w "I Love Linda" (Arwin) - (JL)
'1959' (Jan & Dean)
:04. "Baby Talk" b/w "Jeanette Get Your Hair Done" (Dore) '#10' - (AA)
:05. "There's A Girl" b/w "My Heart Sings" (Dore) #97 - (AA)
'1960'
:06. "Clementine" b/w "You're On My Mind" (Dore) #65 - (AA)
:07. "White Tennis Sneakers" b/w "Cindy" (Dore) - (AA)
:08. "We Go Together" b/w "Rosie Lane" (Dore) #53 - (AA)
:09. "Gee" b/w "Such A Good Nights Dreaming" (Dore) #81 - (AA)
'1961'
:10. "Baggy Pants" b/w "Judy's An Angel" (Dore) - (AA)
:11. "Tomorrows Teardrops" b/w "My Midsummer Nights Dream" (Ripple) (Jan Berry release, misspelled as Jan Barry on label) - (LA)
:12. "Heart and Soul" b/w "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Challenge) #25 - (LA) (AJB)
:13. "Don't Fly Away" b/w "Julie" (Challenge) - (LA)
:14. "Wanted One Girl" b/w "Something A Little Bit Different" (Challenge) #104 - (LA)
:15. "A Sunday Kind Of Love" b/w "Poor Little Puppet" (Liberty) #95 - (LA) (AJB)
'1962'
:16. "Tennessee" b/w "You're Heart Has Changed Its Mind" (Liberty) #69 - (SG) (LA)
:17. "Who Put The Bomp" b/w "My Favourite Dream" (Liberty) - (LA)
:18. "Frosty the Snowman" b/w "She's Still Talking Baby Talk" (Liberty) - (LA)
'1963'
:19. "Linda" b/w "When I Learn How To Cry" (Liberty) #28 - (JB)
:20. "Surf City" b/w "She's My Summer Girl" (Liberty) '#1' - (JB)
:21. "Honolulu Lulu" b/w "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)" (Liberty) #11 - (JB)
:22. "Drag City" b/w "Schlock Rod Part 1" (Liberty) '#10' - (JB)
'1964'
:23. "Dead Man's Curve" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty) '#8' / #37 - (JB)
:24. "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" b/w "My Mighty G.T.O" (Liberty) '#3' - (JB)
:25. "Ride The Wild Surf" b/w "The Anaheim Azuza And Cucamonga Sewing Circle Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty) #16 / #77 - (JB)
:26. "Sidewalk Surfin'" b/w "When It's Over" (Liberty) #25 - (JB)
'1965'
:27. "(Here They Come) From All Over The World" b/w "Freeway Flyer" (Liberty) #56 - (JB)
:28. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "Theme From Leons Garage" (Brer Bird) (Dean Torrence, Released as "Our Gang") - (GZ-DT)
:29. "You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy" b/w "It's As Easy As 1,2,3" (Liberty) #27 - (JB)
:30. "It's A Shame To Say Goodbye" b/w "Submarine Races" (Liberty) (Cancelled) - (JB)
:31. "I Found A Girl" b/w "It's A Shame To Say Goodbye" (Liberty) #30 - (JB)
:32. "The Universal Coward" b/w "I Can't Wait To Love You" (Liberty) - (JB)
:33. "A Beginning From An End" b/w "Folk City" (Liberty) #109 - (JB)
'1966'
:34. "Batman" b/w "Bucket "T"" (Liberty) #66 - (JB)
:35. "Popsicle" b/w "Norwegian Wood" (Liberty) #21 - (JB)
:36. "Fiddle Around" b/w "A Surfer's Dream" (Liberty) #93 - (LA) / (JB)
:37. "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty) - (JB)
:38. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "California Lullaby" (J&D Record Co.) - (DT)
:39. "Like A Summer Rain" b/w "Louisiana Man" (J&D Record Co.) - (DT) / (JB)
'1967'
:40. "Yellow Balloon b/w "Taste Of Rain" (Columbia) #111 - (DT)
:41. "Hawaii" b/w "Tijuana" (Jan & Dean Label) - (JB)
:42. "Fan Tan" b/w "Love & Hate" (Jan & Dean Label) - (JB)
:43. "Only A Boy" b/w "Love & Hate" (Warner Bros.) - (JB)
:44. "Vegetables" b/w "Snowflakes On Laughing Gravy's Whiskers" (White Whale) (Released as Laughing Gravy) - (LG)
'1968'
:45. "I Know My Mind" b/w "Laurel & Hardy" (Warner Bros.) - (JB)
:46. "Girl You're Blowing My Mind" b/w "In the Still of the Night" (Warner Bros.) (Cancelled) - (JB)
'ALBUMS' - with Billboard chart positions
'1960'
:1. The Jan & Dean Sound (Dore) - (AA)
'1962'
:2. Jan & Dean's Golden Hits (Liberty) (LA)
'1963'
:3. Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (Liberty) #71 - (JB)
:4. Surf City & Other Swingin Cities (Liberty) #32 - (JB)
:5. Drag City (Liberty) #22 - (JB)
'1964'
:6. Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl In School (Liberty) #80 - (JB)
:7. Ride the Wild Surf (Liberty) #66 - (JB)
:8. The Little Old Ladyfrom Pasadena (Liberty) #40 - (JB)
'1965'
:9. Command Performance (Liberty) #33 - (JB)
:10. Pop Symphony No. 1 (Liberty) - (JB-GT)
:12. Golden Hits Vol. 2 (Liberty) #107 - (JB)
:13. Folk 'n Roll (Liberty) #145 - (JB-GT)
'1966'
:14. Jan & Dean Meet Batman (Liberty) - (JB)
:15. Filet of Soul (Liberty) #127 - (JB)
:16. Popsicle (Liberty) - (JB) (SG)
:17. Golden Hits Vol. 3 (Liberty) - (JB)
:18. Save For A Rainy Day (J&D Record Co.) - (DT)
'1967'
:19. Save For A Rainy Day (Columbia) (Cancelled) - (DT)
'1968'
:20. Carnival of Sound (Warner Bros.) (Unreleased) - (JB)
'(JL) = Produced by Joe Lubin'
'(AA) = Produced by Lou Adler & Herb Alpert'
'(LA) = Produced by Lou Adler'
'(SG) = Produced by Snuff Garrett'
'(AJB) = Arranged by Jan Berry'
'(JB) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry'
'(JB-GT) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry and George Tipton'
'(GZ-DT) = Arranged & Produced by Gary Zekley & Dean Torrence'
'(DT) = Produced by Dean Torrence'
'(LG) = A Laughing Gravy Production'
References
Footnotes
1. Jan Berry's Nevins-Kirshner and Screen Gems contracts in possession of Mark A. Moore.
2. Dave Marsh, "An Analytical Study," in the liners for Jan and Dean's ''Anthology'' LP, United Artists, 1971. Moreover, both Jan Berry and Dean Torrence anti-establishment attitude toward the music industry is well documented in period legal and company correspondence in possession of Mark A. Moore.
3. Peer acknowledgment from Jan Berry's music industry associates, who knew and worked closely with him, such as Artie Kornfeld, P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri, Hal Blaine, Bones Howe, Kim Fowley, Joe Lubin, and others. From in-depth interviews conducted by Mark A. Moore.
4. Brian Wilson interview with Peter Jones Productions, quoted in article by Mark A. Moore titled: Jan Berry 101: A Study in Composition (''Endless Summer Quarterly,'' Summer 2004).
5. Legal documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore.
6. Contract, Legal, and Company documentation in possession of Mark A. Moore.
7. See reviews for ''Save For A Rainy Day'', from record buyers at Amazon.com.
External links
★ Official Jan & Dean Fan Site
★ Jan & Dean Discography 50's & 60's
★ Jan & Dean Discography 70's to Present
★ Official Jan & Dean Web Page
★ Official Jan Berry Website
★ Jan Berry and Jan & Dean Discography
★ Dean Torrence History
★ Jan & Dean from History-of-rock
★ Surfin Again - The Authorized International Jan & Dean Site
★ Google Map location of Jan Berry's accident
★ Deadman's Curve at IMDB
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