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Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo briefly popular in the early 1960s as part of the "surf music" craze inspired by the Beach Boys. Their hits include "Surf City" (1963), "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" (1964) and "Dead Man's Curve" (1964).

Early in 1966 Jan was involved in a serious motor accident, which resulted in severe head injuries. As a result, the group did not perform again until 1973, and made an official comeback in 1978 on tour with the Beach Boys. The group occasionally toured until Berry's death, with 1960s nostalgia providing them with a ready audience.

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, a list of 150 songs circulated on the Internet, purported to be from radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications to its subsidiaries, with the recommendation that these songs be pulled from airplay (it was later revealed that the list was originally the work of a few specific station program directors, was not an official Clear Channel missive, and changed over time as it was distributed). The Jan and Dean tune "Dead Man's Curve" was among those listed.