Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve

Jan & Dean with Richard Hatch, Bruce Davison and Papa Doo Run Run perform "Dead Man's Curve". From Jan & Dean's Califorina Special (1979).

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Music

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• Jan & Dean
• dead man's curve
• Richard Hatch
• Bruce Davison
• Papa Doo Run Run

[mrderekevan]

The spoken segment of this performance is amusing because Richard Hatch barely knows the lyrics of the song and he's being "coached" by Jan Berry, who often struggled with remembering the lyrics and had more trouble talking then he did with singing. At least they were enjoying themselves, and I think the audience really got a kick out of this performance with the real Jan & Dean and the actors who played Jan & Dean. I have the original VHS video with all the songs.

[ConchThatCantSurf]

I agree they are enjoying themselves. I would like this little segment to get them into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!

@mrderekevan

[greggriehl]

@GHR1227 lord i was a kid ,didnt know whom they were then all of a sudden all us kids were being pulled from bikes on our skateboards.and i was in an grade school talent show.singing "deadmans curve"

[GHR1227]

Jan and Richard seem to have been having a really good time on stage though.

Great video. It fansastic that it survives all these 30+(?) years later.

Bruce Davison really DOES look like Dean. There's a resemblence even now with Dean older.

Richard Hatch doesn't look like Jan at all. Strange since the teleplay really was about Jan and his accident and recover.

[rockinrobintweets]

I wanted Jan and Dean in the RR hall of fame while Jan was alive. And Lord knows Jan and Dean DESERVES to be in it. But if it happened NOW after Jan left us I also feel it would be a slap in the face to Jan..........I am the only one who would have mixed feelings IF it happened. Loved the movie but wish it would come out on DVD. Richard and Bruce were GREAT. Rock on Dean. RIP my sweet Jan.

[willgingart]

also, check out glen c on guitar.

[davemustainee2]

My dads cousin got mad over a girl ,45 years ago and had a car crash, now he's in a wheel chair and can't talk right .

[Maryw7]

I love this piece of footage....it's so neat... thank you for putting it on here. I see you've put lots of special, special video of Jan and Dean on YouTube and I am saying "thank you" for all of it.

I am reminded of how fantastic a job Richard Hatch and Bruce Davison did on that depiction....and how important it was....from reading people's reactions... even today. As Dean once said....though Jan never fully recovered....how amazing it was how he worked to regain all that he could...

[mrderekevan]

@ConchThatCantSurf They definitely deserve to be in it, but at this point I don't think it will ever happen. I think the Hall of Fame has become more of a business than anything else. The Hall of Fame Museum wants to attract as many paying customers as possible, so they induct artists that they feel will attract the most visitors. Therefore, they're inducting more artists from the 70's & 80's who they feel are now more well known and appeal to middle aged people, rather than senior citizens..