Jan & Dean Save for a Rainy Day (LP) Violator "Solid Gold Easy Action" and

"Solid Gold Easy Action" and the classic "20th Century Boy"

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KID A won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

Greg Fidelman

Rat Pack swagger

Jan & Dean Save for a Rainy Day (LP) Violator "Solid Gold Easy Action" andIt was a Hollywood music publicist's fondest dream and worst nightmare, all at the same time. Jan Berry, the lead vocalist, composer and producer of famed surf hot rod duo Jan & Dean had crashed his Corvette on the Sunset Strip late at night on April 19, 1966, almost killing himself. Jan remained in a coma for some time afterwards, and his rehab would take years rather than months. The hitmaking partnership of Jan & Dean, an act that had launched 14