The Beach Boys‘ songs touch on many of the same themes as Jan and Dean’s songs. Unsurprisingly, The Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson co-wrote Jan and Dean’s only No. 1 song. In addition, a future country star ...

Jan Berry, a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Deadman's Curve," "Surf City" and "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena," has died. Berry, 62, had a seizure and stopped ...

When surf rock duo Jan & Dean released their 1963 hit “Dead Man’s Curve,” they expected to capitalize on a popular trend of teenage tragedy songs set to quintessentially ‘60s surf guitar and falsetto ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jan Berry, a member of the duo Jan Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits Deadman's Curve and Little Old Lady from Pasadena, has died. He was 62. Berry had a seizure and stopped ...

LOS ANGELES -- Jan Berry, 62, a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Dead Man's Curve" and "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," died March 26 at a hospital here after a seizure ...

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