Five on Friday Set 55

Don't forget to work on your Five Degrees of Musical Progression Set for next week!

It's cold around these here parts.  But rather than dwell on that, I thought I'd pop out some fun spring and summer tunes to make you start thinking about warmer weather just on the horizon.

You can see it, right?

It's just over there.  No, over there.  A little farther...there it is!

Hang in there gang!  Entropy says every day must pass and spring will return.

In the meantime, here's some Jan & Dean.  They were a hit duo from around 1958 until around 1965, singing surf and car tunes.  They had a fun and frolicsome garage band sound.  The vocals were never great, but the tunes were catchy.  They scored at least 26 hits on the Billboard charts during their hey day.

Jan Berry (1941-2004) was critically injured in April 1966 when he wrecked his car.  He suffered brain damage and spent the rest of his life with minimal use of his right side, ultimately overcoming speech issues and drug addiction to return to performing.  Dean Torrance became a renowned graphic designer, creating iconic album cover art and logos through his company Kittyhawk Graphics.  Dean stood by Jan through all of his health issues was ready when Jan was to get back on stage.

The duo had a resurgence in the late 70's and throughout the 80's.  I followed them when I was in high school and they made the local county fair rounds backed by Papa Doo Run Run.  I remember they always put on a great show.

If you've never joined in, give it a try.  I know you've got some favorite music you'd like to share with the FoF gang.  Here's how to play along.

1. Grab the banner, make your post title Five on Friday, and be sure to link back here.

2. Go to Playlist.com to make your Set of five songs. You may choose a particular theme to share with us, or post random tunes if that's your vibe for the day. You can simply post the Set, or you can add a little summary about what you are sharing.

2a. Don't feel restricted by the tracks listed on Playlist.com. And don't be discouraged if the Embed code won't work. You're welcome to use any type of media to share your Sets.

3. Be sure to sign Mr Linky so everyone can visit your Set.

4. No tags, but feel free to invite your friends to play along if they need a post topic on a Friday.

Go forth and enjoy music!