Jan and Dean
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). 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 contribution of the Surf City Allstars' In Concert CD was named a Silver Award of Distinction at the Communicator Awards competition.
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References
Title | Summary | |
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Dean Torrence | ... Torrence is the "Dean" of Jan and Dean . Dean Torrence ... | |
One Last Touch of Nilsson | ... between the Everly Brothers and Jan and Dean , ... | |
Thanks for Buying Our Album (performed by Jan and Dean) | ... for Buying Our Album" by Jan and Dean | Songwriter: ... | |
The Point! {Stereophonic LP} [1971] | ... design is by Dean Torrence (of Jan and Dean ). The ... | |
The Point! {Japanese CD Reissue} [2002] | ... design is by Dean Torrence (of Jan and Dean ). I was ... | |
The Point! {US Deluxe CD Reissue} [2002] | ... design is by Dean Torrence (of Jan and Dean ). I was ... | |
The Point! {US CD Reissue} [1989] | ... design is by Dean Torrence (of Jan and Dean ). "I was ... |
Connection Chains
- From Jan and Dean to Burgess Meredith in 13 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Boz Scaggs in 10 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Dennis Belfield in 10 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Chilli Charles in 7 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to The Family in 7 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Illegal Picture Music in 6 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Russ Tolman in 6 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Stephen Sondheim in 6 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to A Thousand Miles Away in 5 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Alton Hendrickson in 5 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to James Komack in 5 Steps
Connections
- Dean Torrence was a member of Jan and Dean
- Jan and Dean recorded Thanks for Buying Our Album
- Thanks for Buying Our Album was recorded by Jan and Dean