The One, The Only JAN TERRI - Part 1

Made by Kate Schultz, released in 1998. Sorry for the static, the VHS copy I have is of bad quality.

From Wikipedia:

Jan Terri is a former musician from Chicago that recorded two albums, High Risk and Baby Blues in the early 90s, along with VHS cassettes including her music videos.

Terri graduated from Columbia College in 1983 with a degree in broadcast communications and arts and entertainment management. While at Columbia, she interned at a recording studio in Hillside run by a country bar band called the Windy City Cowboys. Terri became their backup singer, performing at the Melrose Park honky-tonk, The Possum Pub, as well as at various weddings.

By 1992, Terri was working as a limo driver when she planned to return to making music. She recorded a collection of songs, and eventually had several music videos filmed to help promote them. Still working as a limousine driver, Terri would give copies of the videos to her clients in an attempt to drum up interest in her fledgling singing career. These became cult favorites in advertising and marketing circles for Terri's earnest but unschooled singing style and the videos' amateur production quality.

In the late 1990s, Terri's career finally enjoyed an upswing. A copy of the video eventually made its way to rocker Marilyn Manson, who was intrigued. He had Terri perform at one of his parties, and was impressed enough with her sincerity to allow her to open for one of his concerts. Some footage of her can be viewed in Manson's God Is In The TV collection. Terri's second album, High Risk, was finally released around this time, and she enjoyed a cult following in Chicago for a few more years. She used to frequent the Chicago club Bandalonis. John Willman of Iowa City, IA is her unofficial biographer. In addition to Chicago, 'cult' sightings have also surfaced in Southern California where Robin and Julio were seen mimicing Jan's personality at a halloween party dressed as 'Get Down Robins' and her sidekick 'Gunz' the limo driver. As it were, these two reigned champion with 1st place in the costume department followed, in distant second, by Dog and Beth.

Terri's last significant public appearance was on The Daily Show in 2000.

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[Neptuneman07]

Thanks for posting it. It proves that Jan Terri is one of a kind. Of what kind, I have no clue.

[thenerocomplex]

"i said look, 'they're from new york and they want to see a chigaco style hot dog so i want the works and do it good.'"

[jaketheman091]

@KingOfUm Not "High Risk"; she said "IRS" is a country/rap song

High Risk is a movie theme. That aside, I can send you both of her albums. Now you and your friends can hear her greatness.

[elementz1986]

Wow, the decor in Applebees hasn't changed in 12 years,

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

I love Jan, I really do. But to me, she is yet another example of someone who knows shit about singing and music in general, and yet thinks she/he is a genius. Bless her heart.

[KingOfUm]

'High Risk is a country...rap song, but it's... it's never...there's no such thing, so it's high risk'.

A true visionary.

[INSANEinthuhMEMBRANE]

She doesn't have a bad voice. She just seems to always have the wrong people trying to direct her and encourage her to use her voice in a pitch that's not meant for it. All she needs are people with real professionalism around her.

[wootarne]

anyone know how i could go about getting in touch with her for maybe an autograph or something?

[carl7ritchie]

You can't hate on Jan Terri. She worked hard for herself and committed herself to making music.

[daniel1982]

HEAVY METAL QUEEN!

[adrasvaiyen]

keep Jesus out of your music, jan terri. please. not Jesus.

[jjmcblaze]

@YouPenetrate It is a 'tallica shirt. 'Black Album' era...