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Related: About this forumOn March 10, 1940, Dean Torrence, of Jan and Dean, was born.
Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean in 1964
Background information
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Website: http://www.jananddean.com
Past members: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence
Jan and Dean was an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 March 26, 2004) 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.
Among their most successful songs was 1963's "Surf City", the first surf song ever to reach the #1 spot. Their other charting top 10 singles were "Drag City" (1963), "Dead Man's Curve" (1964; inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008), and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964).
In 1972, Torrence won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover for the psychedelic rock band Pollution's first eponymous 1971 album, and was nominated three other times in the same category for albums of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. In 2013, Torrence's design contributionof the Surf City Allstars' In Concert CD was named a Silver Award of Distinction at the Communicator Awards competition.
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Jan and Dean in 1964
Background information
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Website: http://www.jananddean.com
Past members: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence
Jan and Dean was an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 March 26, 2004) 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.
Among their most successful songs was 1963's "Surf City", the first surf song ever to reach the #1 spot. Their other charting top 10 singles were "Drag City" (1963), "Dead Man's Curve" (1964; inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008), and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964).
In 1972, Torrence won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover for the psychedelic rock band Pollution's first eponymous 1971 album, and was nominated three other times in the same category for albums of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. In 2013, Torrence's design contributionof the Surf City Allstars' In Concert CD was named a Silver Award of Distinction at the Communicator Awards competition.
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Jan & Dean - Surf City (1963) - Original clip
46,590 views Apr 5, 2015
the rockabillie
13.5K subscribers
Two girls for every boy
I bought a '30 Ford wagon and we call it a woody
(Surf City, here we come)
You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goody
(Surf City, here we come)
Well, it ain't got a back seat or a rear window
But it still gets me where I wanna go
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46,590 views Apr 5, 2015
the rockabillie
13.5K subscribers
Two girls for every boy
I bought a '30 Ford wagon and we call it a woody
(Surf City, here we come)
You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goody
(Surf City, here we come)
Well, it ain't got a back seat or a rear window
But it still gets me where I wanna go
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Jan and Dean - Surf City (Live 1963)
296,036 viewsJun 15, 2010
John1948SIxC
9.67K subscribers
Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). They became associated with the vocal "surf music" craze that was later popularised by The Beach Boys.
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296,036 viewsJun 15, 2010
John1948SIxC
9.67K subscribers
Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). They became associated with the vocal "surf music" craze that was later popularised by The Beach Boys.
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Jan and Dean Live - Little Old Lady from Pasadena
1,145,591 views Aug 24, 2010
Patrick Gannon
The little old lady from Pasadena
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
Has a pretty little flower bed of white gardenias
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
But parked in her rickety old garage
Is a brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge
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1,145,591 views Aug 24, 2010
Patrick Gannon
The little old lady from Pasadena
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
Has a pretty little flower bed of white gardenias
Go granny, go granny, go granny go
But parked in her rickety old garage
Is a brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge
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Fri Mar 10, 2023: On this day, March 10, 1940, Dean Torrence, of Jan and Dean, was born.
Tue Mar 10, 2020: On this day, March 10, 1940, Dean Torrence, of Jan and Dean, was born.
Hat tip, This Day in Rock. The link doesn't work anymore.
1940 DEAN TORRENCE OF JAN & DEAN IS BORN IN LOS
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1940 Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean is born in Los Angeles. The duos biggest hit is the No. 1 song Surf City.
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1940 Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean is born in Los Angeles. The duos biggest hit is the No. 1 song Surf City.
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On March 10, 1940, Dean Torrence, of Jan and Dean, was born. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
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(9,186 posts)1. And he's on the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann.
After having a fight with Jan in another studio, he wondered down the hall to where the Beach Boys were recording (and drinking).