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Artist Information
Biography
Genre: California Surf and Beach Music
Official website: www.jananddean.com
Set List: The greatest hits of Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys presented by Jan & Dean founding member, Dean Torrence.
Jan & Dean's career is well documented in the annals of pop and surf music history. Their original run in the 1960's boasts an impressive 14 gold records and 26 chart records, including “Barbara Ann," “The Little Old Lady from Pasadena," “Dead Man’s Curve,” “Sidewalk Surfin’," and “Ride the Wild Surf." Their biggest hit "Surf City," co-written by Jan & Dean and Beach Boys founder and musical genius Brian Wilson, was the first "surf" record to reach #1 in the US. Reformed in the 1980's after a successful summer tour with The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean toured the country until Jan Berry's untimely death in 2004. Carrying on with their legacy, Jan & Dean founding member Dean Torrence is proud to present:
The Jan & Dean Show Featuring Dean Torrence, a Classic California Beach Party!
The Jan & Dean show features the greatest hits of two classic California groups, Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys, as well as other great songs of the era, to present a well-crafted, vocally impressive, high-energy classic California beach party. Current and former singers and players of the Brian Wilson band and The Beach Boys round out the touring personnel for The Jan & Dean Show.
Personnel: 6 band, 1 crew
Pricing: $15,000 plus air, rooms, internal trans, and production, where applicable.
Instrumentation
Dean Torrence has hired former musical director and 12 year member of The Beach Boys Chris Farmer to lead his touring group, and rounds out the band with current and former players and singers from the Brian Wilson band and The Beach Boys.
Players include:
Chris Farmer - Bass/Vocals (Former Beach Boys musical director, former Jan & Dean musical director, Timothy B. Schmit band)
Gary Griffin - Keys/Vocals (Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Jan & Dean)
Philip Bardowell - Guitars/Vocals (Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Belizart)
Matt Jardine - Percussion/Vocals (Beach Boys, Mike Love and the California Beach Band)
Michael Kowalski - Drums/Percussion (Beach Boys, Redbone, Sonny & Cher)
Probyn Gregory - Guitars/Vocals (Brian Wilson, Wondermints)
Don Raymond - Guitar/Vocals (Jan & Dean, Ventures, Big Daddy)
David Logeman - Drums/Percussion (Jan & Dean, Jack Wagner, Frank Zappa)
Discography
Singles -
01. "Jennie Lee" (Jan & Arnie) b/w "Gotta Get a Date" (Arwin 108) - BB #8, CB #3 - (JL)
02. "Gas Money" b/w "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin 111) - BB #81 - (JL)
03. "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" b/w "I Love Linda" (Arwin 113) - (JL)
04. "Baby Talk" b/w "Jeanette Get Your Hair Done" (Dore 522) - BB #10, CB #7 - (AA)
05. "There's a Girl" b/w "My Heart Sings" (Dore 531) - BB #97, CB #80 - (AA)
06. "Clementine" b/w "You're On My Mind" (Dore 539) - BB #65, CB #88 - (AA)
07. "White Tennis Sneakers" b/w "Cindy" (Dore 548) - (AA)
08. "We Go Together" b/w "Rosie Lane" (Dore 555) - BB #53, CB #39 - (AA)
Original pressings show B-side as "Rosilane"
09. "Gee" b/w "Such a Good Nights Dreaming" (Dore 576) - BB #81 - (AA)
10. "Baggy Pants" b/w "Judy's an Angel" (Dore 583) - (AA)
11. "Tomorrow's Teardrops" b/w "My Midsummer Nights Dream" (Ripple 6101) - (LA)
12. "Heart and Soul" b/w "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Challenge 9111) - BB #25, CB #16 - (LA) (AJB)
13. "Don't Fly Away" b/w "Julie" (Dore 610) - (LA)
14. "Wanted One Girl" b/w "Something a Little Bit Different" (Challenge 9120) - BB #104 - (LA)
15. "A Sunday Kind of Love" b/w "Poor Little Puppet" (Liberty 55397) - BB #95 - (LA) (AJB)
16. "Tennessee" b/w "You're Heart Has Changed Its Mind" (Liberty 55454) - BB #69, CB #83 - (SG) (LA)
17. "Who Put the Bomp" b/w "My Favorite Dream" (Liberty 55496) - (LA)
18. "Frosty the Snowman" b/w "She's Still Talking Baby Talk" (Liberty 55522) - (LA)
1963
19. "Linda" b/w "When I Learn How to Cry" (Liberty 55531) - BB #28, CB #26 - (JB)
20. "Surf City" b/w "She's My Summer Girl" (Liberty 55580) - BB #1, CB #1 - (JB)
21. "Honolulu Lulu" b/w "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)" (Liberty 55613) - BB #11, CB #10 - (JB)
22. "Drag City" b/w "Schlock Rod Part 1" (Liberty 55641) - BB #10, CB #10 - (JB)
23. "Dead Man's Curve" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty 55672) - BB #8, CB #9 / BB #37, CB #26 - (JB)
24. "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" b/w "My Mighty G.T.O" (Liberty 55704) - BB #3, CB #5 - (JB)
25. "Ride The Wild Surf" b/w "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty 55724) - BB #16, CB #23 / BB #77, CB #50 - (JB)
26. "Sidewalk Surfin'" b/w "When It's Over" (Liberty 55727) - BB #25, CB #28 - (JB)
27. "(Here They Come) From All Over the World" b/w "Freeway Flyer" (Liberty 55766) - BB #56, CB #50 - (JB)
28. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "Theme From Leons Garage" (Brer Bird 001) (Dean Torrence, Released as "Our Gang") - (GZ-DT)
29. "You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy" b/w "It's as Easy As 1,2,3" (Liberty 55792) - BB #27, CB #42 - (JB)
30. "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" b/w "Submarine Races" (Liberty 55816) (Cancelled) - (JB)
31. "I Found A Girl" b/w "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" (Liberty 55833) - BB #30, CB #39 - (JB)
32. "The Universal Coward" b/w "I Can't Wait to Love You" (Liberty 55845) - (JB)
33. "A Beginning From an End" b/w "Folk City" (Liberty 55849) - BB #109 - (JB)
1966
34. "Norwegian Wood" b/w "I Can't Wait To Love You" (Liberty 55856) (Cancelled) - (JB)
35. "Batman!" b/w "Bucket "T"" (Liberty 55860) - BB #66, CB #60 - (JB)
36. "Popsicle" b/w "Norwegian Wood" (Liberty 55886) - BB #21, CB #24 - (JB)
37. "Fiddle Around" b/w "A Surfer's Dream" (Liberty 55905) - BB #93, CB #73 - (LA) / (JB)
38. "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty 55923) - (JB)
39. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "California Lullaby" (Magic Lamp 401) - (DT)
Also released on J&D 001
40. "Like a Summer Rain" b/w "Louisiana Man" (J&D Record Co. 402) - (DT) / (JB)
41. "Yellow Balloon b/w "Taste of Rain" (Columbia 44036) #111 - (DT)
42. "Hawaii" b/w "Tijuana" (Jan & Dean Label 10) - (JB)
43. "Fan Tan" b/w "Love & Hate" (Jan & Dean Label 11) - (JB)
44. "Only a Boy" b/w "Love & Hate" (Warner Bros. 7151) - (JB)
45. "Vegetables" b/w "Snowflakes On Laughing Gravy's Whiskers" (White Whale 261) - (LG)
Released as by "Laughing Gravy"
46. "I Know My Mind" b/w "Laurel & Hardy" (Warner Bros. 7219) - (JB)
47. "Girl You're Blowing My Mind" b/w "In the Still of the Night" (Warner Bros. 7240) - (JB)
Albums -
1. Jan & Dean (Dore LP-101) - (AA)
2. Jan & Dean's Golden Hits (Liberty LRP-3248 (Mono)/LST-7248 (Stereo)) - (LA)
3. Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' (Liberty LRP-3294/LST-7294) - BB #71 - (JB)
4. Surf City & Other Swingin' Cities (Liberty LRP-3314/LST-7314) - BB #32, CB Mono chart #21 - (JB)
5. Drag City (Liberty LRP-3339/LST-7339) - BB #22, CB Mono chart #17 - (JB)
1964
6. Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl in School (Liberty LRP-3361/LST-7361) - BB #80, CB Mono chart #42 - (JB)
7. Ride the Wild Surf (Liberty LRP-3368/LST-7368) - BB #66, CB Mono chart #26 - (JB)
8. The Little Old Lady From Pasadena (Liberty LRP-3377/LST-7377) - BB #40, CB Mono chart #40 - (JB)
9. Command Performance (Liberty LRP-3403/LST-7403) - BB #33, CB #42 - (JB)
Featuring their performance from "The T.A.M.I. Show"
10. Pop Symphony No. 1 (Liberty LRP-3414/LST-7414) - (JB-GT)
Instrumental interpretations of Jan & Dean's hits by The Bel-Aire Pops Orchestra, conducted by Jan Berry & George Tipton
12. Golden Hits Vol. 2 (Liberty LRP-3417/LST-7417) - BB #107, CB #71 - (JB)
13. Folk 'n Roll (Liberty LRP-3431/LST-7431) - BB #145, CB #87 - (JB-GT)
1966
14. Jan & Dean Meet Batman (Liberty LRP-3444/LST-7444) - (JB)
15. Filet of Soul (Liberty LRP-3441/LST-7441) - BB #127 - (JB)
16. Popsicle (Liberty LRP-3458/LST-7458) - (JB) (SG)
17. Golden Hits Vol. 3 (Liberty LRP-3460/LST-7460) - (JB)
18. Save for a Rainy Day (J&D Record Co. 101) - (DT)
19. Save for a Rainy Day (Columbia CL 2661 (Mono)/CS 9461 (Stereo))
20. Carnival of Sound (Warner Bros.) (Unreleased) - (JB)
21. Jan & Dean Anthology Album (United Artists UAS-9961)
22. Gotta Take That One Last Ride (United Artists UA-LA341-H2)
23. The Very Best of Jan & Dean (United Artists UA-LA443-E)
24. The Very Best of Jan & Dean, Volume 2 (United Artists UA-LA515-E)
25. One Summer Night/Live (Rhino RNDA 1498)
26. Silver Summer/25th Anniversary Album (Silver Eagle)
27. Port To Paradise (J&D)
1996
28. Save For A Rainy Day (Sundazed LP 5022)
29. Save For A Rainy Day (Sundazed CD SC 11035)
First commercial release; original mono tracks plus 13 bonus tracks of unreleased songs and alternate mixes
30. Jan & Dean (The Dore Album) (Sundazed LP 5040)
Reissue of original Dore LP with bonus tracks and posted, pressed on color vinyl
31. Second Wave
Jan's solo album; he served as Executive Producer, Arranger, Singer, Composer
(JL) = Produced by Joe Lubin
(AA) = Produced by Lou Adler & Herb Alpert
(LA) = Produced by Lou Adler
(SG) = Produced by Snuff Garrett
(AJB) = Arranged by Jan Berry
(JB) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry
(JB-GT) = Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry and George Tipton
(GZ-DT) = Arranged & Produced by Gary Zekley & Dean Torrence
(DT) = Produced by Dean Torrence
(LG) = A Laughing Gravy Production
Official Website
Links
Video
"The Jan & Dean Show, Featuring Dean Torrence, a Classic California Beach Party!" Festival Promo (live audio feed - what you hear is what you get!)
Press
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Surf's up as Jan & Dean Show comes to Thousand Oaks
http://www.toaks.org/cap/tickets/events/event.asp?eventID=1463
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Surf's up at Cerritos Performing Arts
http://thedistrictweekly.com/2010/daily/staff-infection/music-blog/to-do-surfs-up/
Setlist
The Jan & Dean Show, Featuring Dean Torrence, A Classic California Beach Party! 100 minute live concert includes the greatest hits of Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys:
• SURF CITY
• CALIFORNIA GIRLS
• LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
• SURFIN’ USA
• DEAD MAN’S CURVE
• HELP ME RHONDA
• BARBARA ANN
• SIDEWALK SURFIN’
• SURFIN’ SAFARI
• LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
• I GET AROUND
• RIDE THE WILD SURF
• FUN FUN FUN
• DRAG CITY
• KOKOMO
• SURFER GIRL
• NEW GIRL IN SCHOOL
• DANCE DANCE DANCE
• DO YOU WANNA DANCE
• GOOD VIBRATIONS
• SLOOP JOHN B
• AND MANY OTHERS!
