WDAM Radio's History of Jan & Dean
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WDAM Radio's Hit Singles History Of Jan & Dean # Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year 01 01 Jan & Arnie “Jennie Lee” #8/1958 Song inspired by a poster featuring a local, Hollywood burlesque performer, Virginia Lee Hicks, who was then performing as Jennie Lee, the "Bazoom Girl", at the New Follies Burlesk at 548 S. Main St, Los Angeles. 01A Billy Ward & His Dominoes “Jennie Lee” #55/1958 02 Jan & Arnie “Gas Money” #81/1958 03 Jan & Dean “Baby Talk” #10/1959 Initial pressings incorrectly credited “Jan & Arnie.” 03A Laurels “Baby Talk” –/1958 Original version. 03B Jan & Dean “She’s Still Talking Baby Talk” –/1962 Answer song. 04 Jan & Dean “There’s A Girl” #97/1959 05 Jan & Dean “Clementine” #65/1960 Released 2/8/1960. 05A Bobby Darin “Clementine” #21/1960 Released 3/21/1960. 05B Bing Crosby “Clementine” #20/1941 06 Jan & Dean “We Go Together” #53/1960 07 Crows – “Gee” “Gee” #13/1954 07A Jan & Dean “Gee” #81/1960 07B Pixies Three “Gee” #87/1964 08 Jan & Dean “Heart And Soul” #25/1961 Released 6/26/1961 08A Cleftones “Heart And Soul” #18/1961 Released 5/22/1961 08B Johnny Maddox & The “Heart And Soul” #57/1956 Rhythmasters 08C Four Aces “Heart And Soul” #11/1952 08D Larry Clinton & His Orchestra “Heart And Soul” #1/1938 From the film, A Song Is Born. Original version. [Vocal – Bea Wain] 08E Al Donahue & His Orchestra “Heart And Soul” #16/1938 [Vocal – Paula Kelly] 08F Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra “Heart And Soul” #12/1938 08G Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra “Riptide” #3/1934 Same melody as “Heart And Soul.” Label credits read [Vocal - Lew Sherwood & The “Dedicated To The M-G-M Film Riptide,” which starred DeMarco Sisters] Norma Shearer. 08H Incredibles “Heart And Soul” #122/1967 09 Jan & Dean “Wanted, One Girl” #104/1961 10 Jan & Dean “A Sunday Kind Of Love” #95/1962 Louis Prima – co-composer. 10A Harptones “A Sunday Kind Of Love” –/1953 One of myriad early rhythm & blues/doo-wop renditions of this song. A local hit in Chicago and other cities, but did not chart nationally. 10B Jo Stafford “A Sunday Kind Of Love” #15/1957 10C Claude Thornhill & His “A Sunday Kind Of Love” –/1953 Original recording. This became Fran Warren’s Orchestra [Vocal - Fran signature song. Warren] 11 Jan & Dean “Tennessee” #69/1962 12 Jan & Dean “Linda” #28/1963 12A Buddy Clark [With The Ray “Linda” #1/1947 Original version. The song's title was prompted by an Noble Orchestra] infant Linda Eastman, who ended up marrying Paul McCartney. 12B Charlie Spivak [Vocal - Tommy “Linda” #5/1947 Mercer] 12C Paul Weston With Matt Dennis “Linda” #8/1947 12D Larry Douglas With Ray “Linda” #14/1947 Bloch’s Radio Seven 13 Jan & Dean “Surf City” #1/1963 Brian Wilson – co-composer, uncredited production, and backing vocal. 14 Jan & Dean “Honolulu Lulu” #11/1963 15 Jan & Dean “Drag City” #10/1963 Brian Wilson – co-composer and backing vocal. 15A Matadors “I Gotta Drive” –/1963 Vocalists are Jan & Dean, who are listed on the label as “arranged and produced by.” 16 Jan & Dean “Dead Man’s Curve” #8/1964 A-side. Brian Wilson – co-composer. 17 Jan & Dean “New Girl In School” #37/1964 B-side (their highest charting flip side). 17A Jan & Dean “Gonna Hustle You” –/1964 Original lyrics – their record label (Liberty) thought it was too suggestive and made them re-write it. Brian Wilson – co-composer. 17B Jan & Dean “Get A Chance With You” –/1964 Second unsuccessful rewrite – their record label rejected this one, too. 18 Jan & Dean “The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)” #3/1964 Brian Wilson – backing vocal. 19 Jan & Dean “Ride The Wild Surf” #3/1964 A-side. Title song from the film starring Tab Hunter and Fabian. 20 Jan & Dean “The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga #77/1964 B-side. Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association” 21 Jan & Dean “Sidewalk Surfin’” #25/1964 & 21A Jan & Dean “Sidewalk Surfin’” #107/1976 21B Beach Boys “Catch A Wave” #7-Albums/ From Surfer Girl. 1963 22 Jan & Dean “(Here They Come) From All Over The #56/1965 From the teen rock film, The T.A.M.I. Show. World” 23 Jan & Dean “You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy” #25/1965 24 Jan & Dean “I Found A Girl” #30/1965 25 Jan & Dean “Universal Coward” #145-Albums/ From Folk ‘N Roll. Also released as a single. 1966 25A Buffy Sainte-Marie “Universal Soldier” –/1964 From her debut LP, My Way. 26 Jan & Dean “A Beginning From An End” #109/1966 Both this song and the Beach Boys – Barbara Ann – debuted on January 1, 1966. 27 Beach Boys "Barbara Ann" #2/1966 & Dean Torrence – lead vocal #101/1975 27A Regents "Barbara Ann" #13/1961 Original version. 28 Jan & Dean “Batman” #66/1966 Inspired by the network television show starring Adam West & Burt Ward. 29 Jan & Dean “Popsicle” #21/1966 Remix of a track from Drag City (#22-Albums/1964). 29A Todds “Popsicle” –/1962 30 Jan & Dean “Fiddle Around” #93/1966 Previously unreleased 1962 recording 31 Jan & Dean “Only A Boy” –/1967 32 Jan& Dean “Yellow Balloon” #111/1967 Released 3/18/1967 32A Yellow Balloon “Yellow Balloon” #25/1967 Released 4/1/1967. 33 Jan Berry ““Skateboard Surfin' U.S.A. (Sidewalk –/1978 Surfin' With Me)” .