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Jan Berry, leader of the music duo Jan & Dean from the late 1950s to mid-1960s, was an intense character who experienced more in his first 25 years than many do in a lifetime. As an architect of the West Coast sound, he was one of rock 'n' roll's original rebels--brilliant, charismatic, reckless, and flawed. As a songwriter, music arranger, and record producer for Nevin-Kirshner Associates and Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Berry was one of the pioneering self-produced artists of his era in Hollywood. He lived a dual life, reaching the top of the charts with Jan & Dean while transitioning from college student to medical student, until an automobile accident in 1966 changed his trajectory forever. Suffering from brain damage and partial paralysis, Jan spent the rest of his life trying to come back from Dead Man's Curve.
His story is told here in-depth for the first time, based on extensive primary source documentation and supplemented by the stories and memories of Jan's family members, friends, music industry colleagues, and contemporaries. From the birth of rock to the bitter end, Berry's life story is thrilling, humorous, unsettling, and disturbing, yet ultimately uplifting.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Prologue: Tuesday, April 12, 1966
1. Some Genius or a Very Clever Criminal
2. If Ricky Nelson Can Do It...
3. The Real Musician in the Bunch
4. Kids Swarmed the Aisles and Screamed
5. Good Things Happened Quickly
6. Pandemonium
7. Nevins-Kirshner Associates and Aldon Music
8. More than Most People Can Do
9. Screen Gems and a Righteous Trip to Surf City
10. A Surf Scene with Music and Medicine
11. One of the Finer Arrangers in the Business
12. Big, Fat Frothy Records
13. Pop Symphony
14. Easy Come, Easy Go
15. Crazy Hours, On the Run
16. The Death Instinct
17. Dead Man's Curve
18. Some Very Ingenious Stuff
19. There Is Promise
20. Impulse Disorder
21. Life Can Have a Higher Meaning
22. In a Carnival of Sound
23. Hitch a Ride to Hollywood
24. Music Is Power
25. Sing Sang a Song
26. Rock Drama
27. Aloha, America
28. On the Run Again, with Papa & the Bandits
29. WJB, Inc.
30. Chapel of Love
31. Second Wave
32. Cleaning Up the Past
Epilogue: Friday, March 26, 2004
Appendix A: Jan Berry's Chart Singles and Chart Albums as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer, 1958-1966
Appendix B: Jan Berry's Work as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer Outside of Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean, 1958-1966
Appendix C: Jan Berry's Music in Film, 1964-2020
Appendix D: Jan Berry Timeline, 1941-1966
Bibliography
Index
