Song of the Day #6,193: ‘Surf City’ – Jan and Dean

The British pop duo Peter and Gordon show up next on the list of most forgotten artists, but they weren’t forgotten by this blog, having shown up in a post one year ago.

That brings us to another duo, this one from the good old U.S. of A. Jan and Dean were a surf rock act who were contemporaries and collaborators with The Beach Boys. William Jan Berry co-wrote a slew of songs with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson (RIP), including today’s SOTD, which reached #1 on the Hot 100.

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