The Jan & Dean record
Subtitle: a chronology of studio sessions, live performances and chart positions
By: Mark A. Moore ; foreword by Brian Wilson
Contributors: Wilson, Brian, 1942- writer of foreword
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9780786498123
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Chronology; Jan and Dean; Rock musicians; Biography; History
Description: "Jan and Dean were successful songwriters of the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. This book chronicles Jan's career as a songwriter and arranger with day-by-day entries detailing recording sessions, single and album releases, concerts and appearances, film and television projects, behind-the-scenes business and legal matters, chart positions and more"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-440), discography (pages 413-419), and indexes (song index; general index).
Table of contents: title: Prologue. Rebel without a pause; title: 1958: Barons and bomps; title: 1959: Pratfalls and pandemonium; title: 1960: Skinny legs and ugly kneecaps; title: 1961: Heart and soul; title: 1962: Still talking baby talk; title: 1963: Surf, rods and honeys; title: 1964: Crashes, skateboards and one last ride with granny; title: 1965: Easy come, easy go; title: 1966: Beginning from an end; title: 1967: Rainy days in a carnival of sound; title: 1968: Blowing my mind; title: 1969: Hitch a ride to Hollywood; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix A. Discography, 1958-1968; title: Appendix B. "Here we go" : original music charts and scores from Jan's personal collection, 1961-1969; title: Appendix C. Professional places associated with Jan Berry and Jan & Dean, 1958-1969; title: Appendix D. Jan Berry's Hollywood haunts.