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There are very few hits out there that capture the carefree spirit of early '60s surf rock quite like "Surf City". The chart-topping hit from Jan and Dean helped define a musical era — and on Tuesday, ...

Jan Berry, a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Deadman's Curve," "Surf City" and "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena," has died. Berry, 62, had a seizure and stopped ...