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Jan Berry and Dean Torrence began singing together after football practice … Read Full Bio ↴Jan Berry and Dean Torrence began singing together after football practice at University High School in Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Primitive recording sessions followed soon after in a makeshift studio in Jan's garage. They first performed on stage as The Barons at a high school dance. Then they were known as Jan & Arnie. After Dean returned from a stint in the army reserves, the duo began to make music as Jan & Dean in 1958.

Jan Berry and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan & Dean, including the number one national hit, "Surf City" (1963). Subsequent Top-10 hits for Jan & Dean included "Honolulu Lulu," "Drag City," "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and "Dead Man's Curve" -- which became eerily portentous when Berry received severe head injuries in an automobile accident just a short distance from Dead Man's Curve in April 1966.

This accident marked the end of their commercial peak, during which they'd scored an impressive total of 26 chart hits over eight years. The group finally stopped performing after Jan Berry died in March 2004.
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Jan & Dean Lyrics


Baby Talk Bah bah bah bop oom dab oom dab oom wa…
Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara…
Dead Man's Curve I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night When an…
Drag City Burn up that quarter mile Just tuned my car, now she…
Heart and Soul Bop de bop bop, de dip dip dip dip Du du…
Honolulu Lulu Queen of the surfer girls She's got stars in her eyes…
Jennie Lee Bop bop bopbopbopbopbopbop Bop bop bop bopbopbopbopbopbop B…
Linda Doesn't work right L (I think you better slide into it,…
Ride the Wild Surf In Hawaii there's a place known as Waimea Bay Where the…
Surf City Two girls for every boy I bought a '30 Ford wagon…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Jan:


Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann Ba ba ba ba Barbara…
Dead Man's Curve I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night When an…
Drag City Burn up that quarter mile Just tuned my car, now she…
Heart and Soul Bop de bop bop, de dip dip dip dip Du du…
Honolulu Lulu Queen of the surfer girls She's got stars in her eyes…
Linda Doesn't work right L (I think you better slide into it,…
Ride The Wild Surf In Hawaii there's a place known as Waimea Bay Where the…
Surf City Two girls for every boy I bought a '30 Ford wagon…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Dean:


Dead Man's Curve I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night When an…
Surf City Two girls for every boy I bought a '30 Ford wagon…


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