Jan Berry

Pop Singer

Birthday April 3, 1941

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace California

DEATH DATE Mar 26, 2004 (62)

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About

Surf pop artist who was one-half of the rock duo Jan and Dean, known for hits like "Surf City" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena."

Before Fame

He met his bandmate Dean while in high school in Westwood, California.

Trivia

Berry's song "Dead Man's Curve" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.

Family Life

His parents were William L. Berry and Clara Loretze Berry and he had three siblings, Brian, Ken and Luana.

Associated With

He was bandmates with Dean Torrence for nearly five decades.