Jan Berry At a Glance

JAN BERRY AT A GLANCE
By Mark A. Moore
Author of Dead Man’s Curve: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Life of Jan Berry

1941

• Birth — April 3, 1941, Los Angeles, California

1958

• Jan & Arnie — April-December 1958

• Top 10 Records with Jan & Arnie — 1

• Chart Records with Jan & Arnie — 2

1959-1966

• UCLA — Enrolled in college in 1959

• Jan & Dean — May 1959-April 1966

• Chart Records with Jan & Dean — 26

• Top 10 Songs with Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean —7, as charted by Billboard and Cash Box

• Top 40 Songs with Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean —16, including seven Top 10, as charted by Billboard and Cash Box

• Chart Albums — 10, including five Top 40, as charted by Billboard and Cash Box

• Chart Records As A Songwriter Outside of Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean — 5 — Billy Ward & His Dominoes (1958); the Angels (1963); the Rip Chords (1964); Johnny Crawford (1964); Ronny and the Daytonas (1965); the Who (1966)

• Songwriting and/or Arrangements and Productions Outside of Jan & Dean — Billy Ward & His Dominoes (1958, w); The Glens (1960, w); Pixie (1961, w, a, p); “Girl Group” Sessions (1962, a, p); Deane Hawley (1962, a); Judy & Jill (1962-63, w, a, p); the Angels (1963, w); Ronnie Height (1963, a, p); the Matadors (1963-64, w, a, p); Sonny Curtis (1963, a); Shelley Fabares (1964, w); Jill Gibson (1964, a, p); the Rip Chords (1964, w); Johnny Crawford (1964, w, a, p); Ronny and the Daytonas (1965, w) *

* w – Writer | a – Arranger | p – Producer

1961

• Staff Songwriter and Record Producer for Nevins-Kirshner Associates — Signed in September 1961; Writer and arranger for Jan & Dean; Writer, arranger, and producer for other artists

1962

• Producer for Jan & Dean — Production reins and creative control, December 1962

1963

• Staff Songwriter and Record Producer for Screen Gems-Columbia Music — Signed in June 1963; Writer, arranger, and producer for Jan & Dean and other artists

• Surf Scene — First television pilot, October 1963

• California College of Medicine — Enrolled in medical school in September 1963

1964

• Music In Film — “Come On, Let Yourself Go,” The Matadors; Co-writer, Arranger, and Producer; The New Interns, Columbia Pictures, July 1964

• Music In Film — “Ride the Wild Surf,” Jan & Dean; Co-writer, Arranger, and Producer; Ride the Wild Surf, Columbia Pictures, August 1964

• The TAMI Show — Jan & Dean hosted and performed, October 1964

1965

• Pop Symphony — May 1965

• Berry Enterprises Ltd. — Personal production company, August 1965

• Easy Come, Easy Go — Feature film for Paramount Pictures and Dunhill Productions, August 1965

• On the Run — Second television pilot, November 1965- February 1966

1966

• J&D Records — Personal label, March-April 1966

• Automobile Accident — April 12, 1966

1967-1968

• First Stage Appearance after the Car Accident — With Deane Hawley at The Other Place in Hollywood (guest recognition), February 1967

• Carnival of Sound — Written, arranged, and produced between April 1967 and October 1968

1972-1978

• Solo Recording Artist —Ode Records and A&M Records, 1972-78

• First International Surfer’s Stomp — First public appearance by Jan & Dean after Jan’s 1966 car accent; Lip-sync to recording, Hollywood Palladium, August 1973

• First Live Performance by Jan & Dean after Jan’s 1966 Car Accident — First performance backed by a live band, with Jan singing; The Palomino night club in Hollywood, guest appearance with Dean Torrence and Papa Doo Run Run, June 1976

• Solo Touring Artist — Downing, Tripp, and Middler; The Aloha Band, 1977-78

• Deadman’s Curve — Film biography, 1978

• Guest Appearances and the Brooklyn Fox Reunion —Jan & Dean with Celebration, the Aloha Band, and the Beach Boys, 1978