Think beach: 4 great options from coast to coast to coast, with one in between - Chicago Tribune

Think beach: 4 great options from coast to coast to coast, with one in between
Chicago Tribune
It's also, not at all coincidentally, the name of the pop record that Jan and Dean took to No. 1 back in 1963. With its 10 miles of sand along the blue waters of the Pacific, Huntington Beach ranks among America's top family-friendly beach communities.

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Review: Beach Boys golden at Mohegan Sun - Attleboro Sun Chronicle


Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Review: Beach Boys golden at Mohegan Sun
Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Dean Torrence of pioneer surf band Jan and Dean sang lead on the original. The set closed with "Surfin' USA" For the encore, there was "Kokomo," the 1988 comeback No. 1 tune from the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail," and "Good Vibrations," also a chart ...

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CAROL LINK: Stricklands' maginficent landscape a true kaleidoscope of color - Gadsden Times

CAROL LINK: Stricklands' maginficent landscape a true kaleidoscope of color
Gadsden Times
CAROL LINK | SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Dean and Jan Strickland stand amid the fragile-looking flowers, totally surrounded by beautiful, colorful blossoms. Dean says he has installed about 2000 azaleas over the years. By Carol Link Jan and Dean Strickland ...

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Music Film Is Delayed by Fees for Songs - New York Times


New York Times
Music Film Is Delayed by Fees for Songs
New York Times
“ The Wrecking Crew consisted of 20 or so musicians, the guitarist Tommy Tedesco among them, and played in one configuration or another on thousands of records, including Jan and Dean's “Surf City” and Frank Sinatra's “Strangers in the Night.

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Gary Brown: Summer puts a song in all of our hearts - Norwich Bulletin

Gary Brown: Summer puts a song in all of our hearts
Norwich Bulletin
So this is the first summer I'm feeling really old — so musically ancient that even though “Surf City,” sung by Jan and Dean in 1963, finished fifth, I'm taking “Ride a Big Wave” off of my bucket list. There is a reason why the 1962 song “Wipe Out,” ...

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American Idol: Top 4's Performance Night Songs Revealed - Hollywood Reporter

American Idol: Top 4's Performance Night Songs Revealed
Hollywood Reporter
Classics from seminal California-native acts The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and the Mamas and the Papas (themselves the writers of the 1965 hit "California Dreamin'"), have been overlooked for selections by Journey, the Bangles, Josh Groban, Etta James, ...

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Dynamic Duos Disbanded: The Money May Be Good, But Not Good Enough To Talk To You! - Yahoo! Canada Music (blog)


Yahoo! Canada Music (blog)
Dynamic Duos Disbanded: The Money May Be Good, But Not Good Enough To Talk To You!
Yahoo! Canada Music (blog)
21) Jan and Dean: Who doesn't like the beach? Besides goths? And even they, I suspect, dig it on a grey, winter's day. You hear me, Rock? You comprende, Island? 20) The Carpenters: As a child of the 1970s, I will forever associate the warm, ...

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