Jan & Dean

Jan & Dean
Formed: 1958
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Disbanded: Apr, 1966
Genre: Rock
Styles: Early Pop/Rock, Surf, AM Pop, Rock & Roll, Folk-Rock, Doo Wop
Group Members: Jan Berry, Dean Torrence
Biography: It's almost too easy to underestimate the importance of Jan & Dean in the history of rock & roll and its evolution into rock. The mere mention of their name today evokes images of suntanned California teens dancing and surfing on the beaches of Malibu. The ultimate good-time music act of the early '60s ...Read full biography
The Little Old Lady from Pasadena
Released: 1964
Label: Liberty
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Having moved on from their late-'50s doo wop style, Jan & Dean rode out the first half of the '60s as a surf and hot rod group influenced by both Dick Dale and the Beach Boys. In fact, Jan & Dean left ...Read full review
Surf City
Released: 1963
Label: Lt Series
Critics' Rating:
Jan & Dean's second original Liberty LP is a musical travelogue of the United States that didn't seem too inspired as a concept even in 1963 -- although one has to wonder if the travelogue idea stuck in ...Read full review
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