When Dean Torrence was in high school in Los Angeles in the 1950s, he was more interested in becoming a professional football player than a surf-rock star. But a few years after graduating, he and his ...

They sang about driving fast on a Southern California road and that's exactly what ended their successful musical run. Yet Dean Torrence — of the popular early 1960s beach music duo Jan and Dean — isn ...

May 3—Visitors will have a blast at the public nights of Thunderstruck Over Iowa Speedway, which feature three live music performances by Jan and Dean's Beach Party featuring Dean Torrence and the ...

One of the kings of the surf sound is catching a wave to Iowa this weekend. Dean Torrence, one half of the legendary duo Jan & Dean, is at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday, in Okoboji on ...

Jan and Dean’s Beach Party! featuring Dean Torrence will be presented by Long Man Productions, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara. Jan & Dean’s run in the ...

• Tonight through Sunday at Thief River Falls: Enjoy traditional dancing, drums, art and food and celebrate the history and heritage of the Red Lake Nation at the eighth annual Seven Clans Powwow ...

Don the Beachcomber may be gone, but there’s a new tiki lounge in Huntington Beach. The 2,000-square-foot slice of Surf City beach culture is called Jan & Dean’s Tiki Lounge, and it’s on the second ...

They sang about driving fast on a Southern California road and that's exactly what ended their successful musical run. Yet Dean Torrence — of the popular early 1960s beach music duo Jan and Dean — isn ...