Jan And Dean had no game.) I probably went most of my life assuming that “Surf City” was a Beach Boys song, and it nearly was. Berry and Torrance, high school football teammates in late-’50s ...

Fame came quickly for the Los Angeles-born duo of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence ... the original singer of “Surf City” now living in a real place named after the song? “I love it,” Torrence ...

After Jan & Dean recorded their catchy hit "Surf City," the song topped the charts and allowed listeners around the country to imagine the coolness and relaxation of beach life in the 1960s.

of the pop duo Jan and Dean, incorrectly stated that the song “Surf City” contained the phrase “two girls for every guy.” The phrase is “two girls for every boy.” Along with his friend ...

That's more than 10 years before the song "Surf City," written and performed by the late Jan Berry and Dean Torrence with writing help from Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys in 1963. Known as Jan ...

And, after all, the authors of the Jan and Dean song never really did say which ... 60 words Type of Material: Correction Surf City battle: An article in Saturday’s California section on the ...

when Berry — at the peak of his career with Jan and Dean, with ten Top Thirty hits over the past three years, including the AM radio classics “Surf City,” “Dead Man’s Curve” and “The ...

And Brian was willing to share. He wrote “Surf City” and gave it to Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. When they wanted to record a song about skateboarding, they simply asked Brian and his writing ...

During a lightning round on Wednesday’s “Wheel of Fortune,” a “Song Lyrics ... puzzle properly, “SURF CITY HERE WE COME.” Somewhere, beach rock duo Jan and Dean are rolling their ...

Even without any lyrics, it manages to set a scene. “Surf City” by Jan & Dean was the first surf rock song to become a national No. 1 hit. Though the duo may not be as popular as some other ...

Get ready to "Ride the Wild Surf" with ... at 7:30 p.m. Jan and Dean, two native Californians, sold more than 30 million records between 1960-66. Their hits include "Surf City," "Drag City ...