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, &qu…
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