No, he didn't die, but had a long recovery.
In 1977, eleven years after Jans accident, CBS Television made a television "Movie of the Week" based on the story of Jan & Dean, titled " Deadman's Curve". Many Jan & Dean friends were cast in the movie. These friends of ours included Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys. The movie, which did very well in the ratings, generated so much publicity for Jan and me that we started to at least consider trying to perform music again. Our old friends The Beach Boys were instrumental in talking us into finally taking the plunge. It was hard to resist the offer to travel on the plush Beach Boy charter jet, play sold out stadiums and sports arenas, be featured in People Magazine, eat free food, drink free beer, be driven to and from the jet by limos and get paid for doing it. |
