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    Jan and Dean were an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940)...
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  • duo Jan and Dean. 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...
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  • behind recording artists including Jan and Dean, Sonny & Cher, the Mamas and the Papas, the 5th Dimension, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra. The musicians were...
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    P. F. Sloan (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
    Barry McGuire, the Searchers, Jan and Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, the Grass Roots, the Turtles, and the Mamas and the Papas. Sloan's signature...
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  • 11 in 1952, and a version by Johnny Maddox reached No. 57 in 1956. In 1961, The Cleftones version reached No. 18 and the one by Jan and Dean reached No...
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    Deadman's Curve, in which he portrayed Jan Berry of the musical duo Jan and Dean, alongside Bruce Davison as Dean Torrence. In 1976, Hatch gained his first...
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  • Surf music (category 1960s fads and trends)
    exposure when it was represented by vocal groups such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. Dale was quoted on such groups: "They were surfing sounds [with] surfing...
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  • 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...
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  • in 1959, the song was recorded by Jan and Dean which was a Top 10 hit for them on Dore Records. In 1962, Jan & Dean released a sequel to the song, entitled...
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  • combined into the film, which was released on December 29, 1964. Jan and Dean emceed the event and performed its theme song, "Here They Come (From All Over the...
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    Ventures, Dick Dale, and Jan and Dean. On his first album, Leon Russell, in 1970, the musicians included Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. One...
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  • Surf City (song) (category Jan and Dean songs)
    music duo Jan and Dean about a fictitious surf spot where there are "two girls for every boy". Written by Brian Wilson, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, it...
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  • Lou Adler's girlfriend at the time and was already a singer/songwriter who had performed on several Jan and Dean albums. The photo already chosen for...
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    parts. He has performed and recorded with Jan and Dean. John Patrick Cowsill was born in Newport, Rhode Island to William "Bud" and Barbara Cowsill. He is...
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    guitarists of all time and especially of the early 1960s. Most of the leading bands in surf music, such as The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and The Trashmen, were...
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  • The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) (category Jan and Dean songs)
    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...
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  • Carnival of Sound (category Jan and Dean albums)
    rock duo Jan and Dean. Though recorded sporadically from 1966 to 1968, it was not released until 2010. Even though it is credited as a Jan and Dean record...
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    Drive-In along with Jan Berry and Dean Torrence (of Jan and Dean), Fabian, Bobby Vee, Chris Montez, Dodie Stevens, and Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (the sons...
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    future collaborations with Jan and Dean, although they continued to appear on each other's records. Wilson's hits with Jan and Dean effectively revitalized...
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  • & Garfunkel) "Baby I Need Your Loving" (Johnny Rivers) "Baby Talk" (Jan and Dean) "Back Home Again" (John Denver) "Barbara Ann" (The Beach Boys) "Batman...
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  • Dead Man's Curve (song) (category Jan and Dean songs)
    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...
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  • Linda (1946 song) (category Jan and Dean songs)
    King Curtis Dennis Day Dale Hawkins Jan and DeanJan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (1963). Willie Nelson Ray Noble and His Orchestra (Buddy Clark vocal) Paul...
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    Oh My Darling, Clementine (category Jan and Dean songs)
    and your trusty line, if she shows now, yell... there she blows now. It just may be chunky Clementine." The song reached #12 in Canada. Jan and Dean had...
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  • arranger, conductor and composer John Bahler. In Bahler's early career, he worked with Jan Berry (of Jan and Dean). Later, he and his brother John were...
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  • Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song) (category Jan and Dean songs)
    door and pulled Crewe out. Other versions have been recorded by artists such as the Mary Jane Girls (1986), Divine (1985), Dreamhouse and Jan & Dean (1963)...
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  • Sidewalk Surfin' (category Jan and Dean songs)
    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...
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  • artists like the Beach Boys, James Taylor and Jan and Dean. Off the Deep End was met with mostly positive reviews and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard...
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    Earl Palmer (category Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans)
    Charles, Sam Cooke, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, Bobby Day, Don and Dewey, Jan and Dean, The Beach Boys, Larry Williams, Gene McDaniels, Bobby Darin, Neil...
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  • popularized by Bruce and Terry (1964) "Dead Man's Curve" (1964) by Jan and Dean "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964) by Jan and Dean "The Anaheim, Azusa...
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  • Imperial Records, and several singles and albums only in South Africa, where they proved to be briefly popular. They provided Jan and Dean with several songs...
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