Mark A. Moore is a technical writer for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and he has written various articles and album liner notes about Jan & Dean. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“Moore, an avid Jan and Dean buff, has written the definitive biography of Jan Berry.... Draw[s] from dozens of interviews and an exhaustive survey of existing materials...A comprehensive, accurate, and balanced account of a rock icon who was talented, impulsive, and driven, though sometimes difficult and dismissive. Crammed with minutia and drawn-out stories, this work will appeal to rock fans.”—Library Journal

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePrologue: Tuesday, April 12, 19661. Some Genius or a Very Clever Criminal2. If Ricky Nelson Can Do It…3. The Real Musician in the Bunch4. Kids Swarmed the Aisles and Screamed5. Good Things Happened Quickly6. Pandemonium7. ­Nevins-Kirshner Associates and Aldon Music8. More than Most People Can Do9. Screen Gems and a Righteous Trip to Surf City10. A Surf Scene with Music and Medicine11. One of the Finer Arrangers in the Business12. Big, Fat Frothy Records13. Pop Symphony14. Easy Come, Easy Go15. Crazy Hours, On the Run16. The Death Instinct17. Dead Man’s Curve18. Some Very Ingenious Stuff19. There Is Promise20. Impulse Disorder21. Life Can Have a Higher Meaning22. In a Carnival of Sound23. Hitch a Ride to Hollywood24. Music Is Power25. Sing Sang a Song26. Rock Drama27. Aloha, America28. On the Run Again, with Papa & the Bandits29. WJB, Inc.30. Chapel of Love31. Second Wave32. Cleaning Up the PastEpilogue: Friday, March 26, 2004Appendix A: Jan Berry’s Chart Singles and Chart Albums as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer, 1958–1966Appendix B: Jan Berry’s Work as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer Outside of Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean, 1958–1966Appendix C: Jan Berry’s Music in Film, 1964–2020Appendix D: Jan Berry Timeline, 1941–1966BibliographyIndex

Mark A. Moore is a technical writer for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and he has written various articles and album liner notes about Jan & Dean. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“Moore, an avid Jan and Dean buff, has written the definitive biography of Jan Berry.... Draw[s] from dozens of interviews and an exhaustive survey of existing materials...A comprehensive, accurate, and balanced account of a rock icon who was talented, impulsive, and driven, though sometimes difficult and dismissive. Crammed with minutia and drawn-out stories, this work will appeal to rock fans.”—Library Journal

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePrologue: Tuesday, April 12, 19661. Some Genius or a Very Clever Criminal2. If Ricky Nelson Can Do It…3. The Real Musician in the Bunch4. Kids Swarmed the Aisles and Screamed5. Good Things Happened Quickly6. Pandemonium7. ­Nevins-Kirshner Associates and Aldon Music8. More than Most People Can Do9. Screen Gems and a Righteous Trip to Surf City10. A Surf Scene with Music and Medicine11. One of the Finer Arrangers in the Business12. Big, Fat Frothy Records13. Pop Symphony14. Easy Come, Easy Go15. Crazy Hours, On the Run16. The Death Instinct17. Dead Man’s Curve18. Some Very Ingenious Stuff19. There Is Promise20. Impulse Disorder21. Life Can Have a Higher Meaning22. In a Carnival of Sound23. Hitch a Ride to Hollywood24. Music Is Power25. Sing Sang a Song26. Rock Drama27. Aloha, America28. On the Run Again, with Papa & the Bandits29. WJB, Inc.30. Chapel of Love31. Second Wave32. Cleaning Up the PastEpilogue: Friday, March 26, 2004Appendix A: Jan Berry’s Chart Singles and Chart Albums as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer, 1958–1966Appendix B: Jan Berry’s Work as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer Outside of Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean, 1958–1966Appendix C: Jan Berry’s Music in Film, 1964–2020Appendix D: Jan Berry Timeline, 1941–1966BibliographyIndex

Mark A. Moore is a technical writer for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and he has written various articles and album liner notes about Jan & Dean. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

“Moore, an avid Jan and Dean buff, has written the definitive biography of Jan Berry.... Draw[s] from dozens of interviews and an exhaustive survey of existing materials...A comprehensive, accurate, and balanced account of a rock icon who was talented, impulsive, and driven, though sometimes difficult and dismissive. Crammed with minutia and drawn-out stories, this work will appeal to rock fans.”—Library Journal

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePrologue: Tuesday, April 12, 19661. Some Genius or a Very Clever Criminal2. If Ricky Nelson Can Do It…3. The Real Musician in the Bunch4. Kids Swarmed the Aisles and Screamed5. Good Things Happened Quickly6. Pandemonium7. ­Nevins-Kirshner Associates and Aldon Music8. More than Most People Can Do9. Screen Gems and a Righteous Trip to Surf City10. A Surf Scene with Music and Medicine11. One of the Finer Arrangers in the Business12. Big, Fat Frothy Records13. Pop Symphony14. Easy Come, Easy Go15. Crazy Hours, On the Run16. The Death Instinct17. Dead Man’s Curve18. Some Very Ingenious Stuff19. There Is Promise20. Impulse Disorder21. Life Can Have a Higher Meaning22. In a Carnival of Sound23. Hitch a Ride to Hollywood24. Music Is Power25. Sing Sang a Song26. Rock Drama27. Aloha, America28. On the Run Again, with Papa & the Bandits29. WJB, Inc.30. Chapel of Love31. Second Wave32. Cleaning Up the PastEpilogue: Friday, March 26, 2004Appendix A: Jan Berry’s Chart Singles and Chart Albums as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer, 1958–1966Appendix B: Jan Berry’s Work as an Artist, Songwriter, Arranger, and Record Producer Outside of Jan & Arnie and Jan & Dean, 1958–1966Appendix C: Jan Berry’s Music in Film, 1964–2020Appendix D: Jan Berry Timeline, 1941–1966BibliographyIndex