Surf City: The Jan and Dean Story Contributor(s): Torrence, Dean (Author), Love, Mike (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1590793951 ISBN-13: 9781590793954 Publisher: Select Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2016023049 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Torrence, Dean: - Dean Ormsby Torrence is the cofounder of the rock-and-roll duo Jan & Dean. Born in Los Angeles in 1940, Torrence helped pioneer both the California Sound and the styles of Southern California surf culture during the sixties with top ten hits like "Surf City," "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and "Dead Man's Curve." At the height of their career Jan & Dean had sixteen Top 40 hits, a total of twenty-six chart records, and they hosted and performed at the historic T.A.M.I. Show. Their story was featured in the 1978 film Deadman's Curve. With six gold records to his name, one Grammy plus numerous nominations, and a successful graphic design studio, Dean Torrence is a rock legend. Torrence lives in Huntington Beach, "Surf City," and continues to tour with his band, The Surf City Allstars. |