Dean and Jean was the recording name for Welton Young and Brenda Lee Jones. It's not clear what brought them together, but both had already made separate recordings. Young had been a singer and guitarist for the Dayton R&B group the King Toppers, while Brenda's debut was a 45 under her own name. The duo was named "Dean and Jean" by their manager C. J. McLin.
Together, their career had a slow start. Their 1st 45, "We're Gonna Get Married" on the Ember label from NYC got some action, but not enough to be a national hit. The song's subject matter was the basis for most of their later 45s, as they traded off lyric verses in a manner that suggested they were a dating couple. After another 45 on Ember, they made a 45 on the local Buckeye label which had a blistering R&B song "Oh Yeah" - their own song, not a Bo Diddley cover - which included a rockin' guitar break which is assumed to be Dean/Welton.
In 1962 they were signed up to the Rust label, a subsidiary of Laurie records. They had a couple unsuccessful 45s to start, but their 3rd 45 for the label, their own composition "Tra La La La Suzy
Name Vars
- Dean And Jean
- Dean and Jean
- Jean & Dean
Members
- Brenda Lee Jones
- Welton Young