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[Dean Torrence] ✓ Surf City: The Jan and Dean Story ✓ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Surf City: The Jan and Dean Story As a memoir The Jan and Dean Story has elements of humor, tragedy and redemption. It tells their story from the early high school friendship struck up between Jan Berry and Dean Torrence and their ascent to the dizzying heights of stardom riding the crest of the surf” craze. For pop culture addicts and music buffs alike this book is indispensable. Dean has lived an incredible life and continues to promote a lifestyle and surf culture that is now universally admired and followed thro
| Title | : | Surf City: The Jan and Dean Story |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.61 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590793951 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
Now you're lucky enough to hear those stories, in a beautiful voice you've loved for years."Bob Greene, author of When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams"Dean Torrence was there for the birth of Surf Music and played a massive role in both performing and defining it. If there was such a thing as Surf Music royalty, then Dean Torrence is it. Show in October 1964 that Jan & Dean hosted, we The Beach Boys enjoyed a healthy rivalry as well as friendshipI’m certain you, the reader, will have a great time reading this story that Dean shares with us of his life experience, his Surf City Saga."From the foreword by Mike Love, The Beach Boys"Some of the happiest times of my life have been in the company of Dean Torrence, and if there was one thing better than being ons
"Thanks Dean!" according to KJ. This is a great read! It made me laugh out loud many times, especially in the first half. Those Jan & Dan shenanigans! I was Intrigued from the beginning with the story of how these two met and the part about how Dean ended up singing lead on the Beach Boys' rendition of Barbara Ann is hilarious! There were many other great stories. It leaves you asking how things might've been different if Jan hadn't been in that. Indeed a true story. Full disclosure: Indeed a true story. Scott Paton Full disclosure: 40-plus years ago when, as a teen, this East Coaster with music biz dreams landed on the Left Coast, I dialed 411 Information --got the phone number for Kittyhawk Graphics in Hollywood-- and spoke with the sole proprietor, Dean O. Torrence. He invited me down to his office on Sunset Blvd. for an interview. By the time we hit Hour #4, he was giving me pre-recorded cassettes to jimmy to keep the con. 0-plus years ago when, as a teen, this East Coaster with music biz dreams landed on the Left Coast, I dialed Indeed a true story. Scott Paton Full disclosure: 40-plus years ago when, as a teen, this East Coaster with music biz dreams landed on the Left Coast, I dialed 411 Information --got the phone number for Kittyhawk Graphics in Hollywood-- and spoke with the sole proprietor, Dean O. Torrence. He invited me down to his office on Sunset Blvd. for an interview. By the time we hit Hour #4, he was giving me pre-recorded cassettes to jimmy to keep the con. 11 Information --got the phone number for Kittyhawk Graphics in Hollywood-- and spoke with the sole proprietor, Dean O. Torrence. He invited me down to his office on Sunset Blvd. for an interview. By the time we hit Hour #Indeed a true story. Scott Paton Full disclosure: 40-plus years ago when, as a teen, this East Coaster with music biz dreams landed on the Left Coast, I dialed 411 Information --got the phone number for Kittyhawk Graphics in Hollywood-- and spoke with the sole proprietor, Dean O. Torrence. He invited me down to his office on Sunset Blvd. for an interview. By the time we hit Hour #4, he was giving me pre-recorded cassettes to jimmy to keep the con. , he was giving me pre-recorded cassettes to jimmy to keep the con. Good stories - but so much is missing Although I loved the book and gave it five stars, I don't understand why he left out so much information. This is not The Jan and Dan Story, it's the Dean Story, and even so, he left out so much of the story anyway. There's nothing about Dean trying to record as "Jan and Dean" after Jan's near-fatal accident - singing all the vocal parts on a single (The Beach Boys "Vegetabls") and the album (Save For a Rainy Day)
As a memoir The Jan and Dean Story has elements of humor, tragedy and redemption. It tells their story from the early high school friendship struck up between Jan Berry and Dean Torrence and their ascent to the dizzying heights of stardom riding the crest of the surf” craze. For pop culture addicts and music buffs alike this book is indispensable. Dean has lived an incredible life and continues to promote a lifestyle and surf culture that is now universally admired and followed throughout the world.The story also recounts Jan’s tragic car accident and his ability to recover enough to continue to perform will be inspiring to many readers even those not familiar with surf music. The Jan and Dean Story is as much about the culture of the 1960s as it is about music. As early teen icons, Jan and Dean left an indelible mark on the music of the 60’s and the American psyche.Dean Torrence is still touring and creating music and often appears with the Beach Boys and other groups from the heyday of surf music.. The Jan and Dean Story is a personal story of the iconic musician and entrepreneur Dean Torrence
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