Amoeba Music

Having been immortalized for bizarrely prescient songs like “Dead Man’s Curve” and “Jennie Lee,” the rock & roll duo Jan and Dean were a seminal part of the vocal surf groups of the late-’50s and early-’60s, and—along with the closely affiliated band The Beach Boys of the same era—they’re still considered giants of the genre. Between the years of 1958-1966, the duo of William Jan Berry and Dean Torrence landed a remarkable 16 Top 40 hits on the Billboard charts, including other notable songs as “Baby Talk” and “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena.” Berry and Brian Wilson would collaborate in the early-1960s to create what would become the essential surf music of the era, while... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Rock & Roll, Surf Rock, Oldies

City Of Origin:

West Los Angeles, ,California United States

Formed Date:

1958