Early-'60s beach bums
Jan & Dean
shared the same squeaky-clean take on rock & roll as surfing brethren
the Beach Boys
, scoring some huge hits with "Surf City" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" before
Jan Berry
nearly died in a car wreck ironically not too far from the very "Dead Man's Curve" that had inspired a hit for the band a few years prior. Things slowed down for the act in the late '60s and early '70s, eventually seeing
estranged, careers going in different directions and each dealing with personal demons.
One Last Ride
comes from a 1981 reunion concert held in New York, and includes readings of most of their hits as well as a few unexpected surprise numbers. ~ Fred Thomas