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 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Their other charting top 10 singles were "Baby Talk" (1959), "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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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 Skidoo to Jan and Dean in 11 Steps
- From Is It the Music to Jan and Dean in 11 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Boz Scaggs in 10 Steps
- From Jan and Dean to Dennis Belfield in 10 Steps
- From Marvin Rainwater to Jan and Dean in 10 Steps
- From ...That's the Way It Is to Jan and Dean in 10 Steps
- From Laugh-In to Jan and Dean in 9 Steps
- From Good For God to Jan and Dean in 9 Steps
- From Remember (Christmas) to Jan and Dean in 9 Steps
- From Joe Sample to Jan and Dean in 9 Steps
- From Everybody's Talkin' to Jan and Dean in 9 Steps
- From Everything's Got 'Em to Jan and Dean in 9 Steps
- From Campo de Encino to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From The Buffoons to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Auntie's Municipal Court to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Tony Zajkowski to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Unichappell Music to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Duit on Mon Dei to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Barry Morgan to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From She's Just Laughing At Me to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Don't Leave Me to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Elena Powell to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From JoBeth Williams to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Little Cowboy to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From Benny Powell to Jan and Dean in 8 Steps
- From The Family to Jan and Dean in 8 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