SD51
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Thanks for that Simon1, Jan and Dean were popular back then.
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I grew up listening to Jan and Dean, ( as well as others ).
The creative force in the early 1960s hit-making duo Jan and Dean, Berry suffered serious brain injuries one morning in 1966 when he lost control of his speeding Corvette and slammed into the back of a parked truck. In the first years of recovery he had to relearn speaking and walking. His conversation remains halting at times, he limps and his right arm and hand are partially paralyzed. He has no vision out of the left side of each eye. Before Jan could return to performing, he spent hours relearning words to songs he had written. This accident took place almost two years after they recorded "Deadman's Curve " and the accident itself was near the spot of Deadman's Curve.
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It was emotional for almost everyone when the two got back together for their first public concert after the accident.
Simon, you have been playing a lot of songs with female names. I'm looking up songs with male names. I found this one. I don't know how old it is, but his an old time sound.
I must add Boogie Woogie:
Funny, I don't ever remember dancing like that.
Don.......
That car crash was terrible and he was lucky to live, but he had severe injuries and he battled them to return to the stage and sing. He had a strong will power.
This was kind of a funny comment from Dean that he recalled from the early Jan and Dean days.
" I remember when we’d come to the East Coast, we’d cross paths with all of the teen idols: Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Rydell. One time, we ran into Bobby at some Dick Clark thing, and he said he was recording that night. We said, “Oh, man, we’ll come on by and hang out.” He looked at us and said, “Oh, no, the session is closed.” [Laughs] We looked at each other, like, “Closed? What are we going to steal from him? ‘Volare?’ Why would it be closed? We just wanted to say hi.” That was not the mentality we were used to. ".
Chris Montez...
More dancing...
For my Viking and your thread. 1969.
Sorry, had to show the only guys and gals that could actually dance to "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris!