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{{short description|American 1960s rock music duo}}
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| name            = Bruce & Terry
| image           = BruceTerry.jpg
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| caption         = Johnston (left) and Melcher, {{circa|1965}}
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| alias           =
| origin          = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre           = [[Vocal surf]]
| years_active    = 1963–1965
| label           = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| associated_acts = [[California Music]], [[The Rip Chords]]
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| current_members =
| past_members    = * [[Bruce Johnston]]
* [[Terry Melcher]]
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'''Bruce & Terry''' was an American [[rock music|rock]] music duo from Los Angeles that was active from 1963 to 1965. Consisting of [[Columbia Records]] staff producers [[Bruce Johnston]] and [[Terry Melcher]], the pair recorded under a variety of names, and most notably with the band [[the Rip Chords]].<ref name="Ankeny">Ankeny, Jason "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bruce-terry-mn0000627408/biography Bruce and Terry Biography]", [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved November 4, 2013</ref><ref name="Oliver">Oliver, Myrna (2004) "Obituaries; Terry Melcher, 62; Songwriter, Singer Produced Hit Records", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', November 21, 2004, p. B13</ref> After 1965, Johnston and Melcher reduced their collaborations together, but both producers continued to occasionally contribute to tracks by [[the Beach Boys]], including on the albums ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' (1966), ''[[Still Cruisin']]'' (1989), and ''[[Summer in Paradise]]'' (1992).

==History==
Johnston was a [[session musician]] and Melcher had a minor solo career as "Terry Day" before becoming the youngest staff record producer in [[Columbia Records]]' history.<ref name="Ankeny" /><ref name="Oliver" /> In 1963, they began recording together and helped produce the album ''[[Surfin' Round the World]]''.<ref name="Ankeny" />

While producing a "surf-frat" band called the Rip Chords, whose "Here I Stand" had reached No.&nbsp;51 in early 1963, they ended up vocal arranging and singing all of the vocal parts on the band's hit "[[Hey Little Cobra]]" in 1964.<ref name="Ankeny" /> The song was the first in a series of hit [[single (music)|singles]] (most of which were released under the name ''Bruce & Terry''), reaching No.&nbsp;4 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|pop]] charts.{{cn|date=September 2020}}

The duo virtually disbanded when Johnston joined [[The Beach Boys]], singing on ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' and performing with them well into the 21st century, while Melcher became a full-time producer.<ref name="Ankeny" /><ref name="Webb">Webb, Steve (2012) "[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120428/ENT/120429641 Tourin' USA]", gainesville.com, April 28, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2013</ref> The two occasionally worked on projects together until Melcher died at 62, after a long battle with [[melanoma]], on November 19, 2004.<ref name="Oliver" />

==Discography==
'''Bruce & Terry singles'''
*"Custom Machine" / "Makaha at Midnight" ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]] 4-42956, 1964) – No. 85 [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
*"Summer Means Fun" / "Yeah!" (Columbia 4-43055, 1964) – No. 72 US
*"I Love You Model 'T'" / "Carmen" (Columbia 4-43238, 1965) -- No. 107 US
*"[[Raining in My Heart]]" / "[[Four Strong Winds]]" (Columbia 4-43378, 1965)
*"Thank You, Baby" / "Come Love" (Columbia 4-43479)
*"Girl, It's Alright Now" / "Don't Run Away" (Columbia 4-43582, 1966)
*"Take It To Mexico (Tulsa County Blue)" / "Rebecca" ([[RCA Victor]] NB-10238, 1975)

'''Bruce & Terry albums'''
*''Rare Masters'' (M&M MMCD 1001, 1992)
*''The Best of Bruce & Terry'' ([[Sundazed Music|Sundazed]] SC 11052, 1998)

'''Rip Chords singles featuring both Bruce and Terry'''
* 1962–63: "Here I Stand" (Bringas on lead vocal) backed with "Karen" (Stewart on lead) Billboard #51.
* 1963: "Gone" (Bringas on lead) b/w "She Thinks I Still Care" (Bringas on lead) Billboard #88.
* 1963–64: "[[Hey Little Cobra]]" (Melcher on lead) b/w "The Queen" (Melcher on lead) Billboard #4.
* 1964: "Three Window Coupe" (Melcher on lead) b/w "Hot Rod U.S.A." (Melcher on lead) Billboard #28.
* 1964: "One Piece Topless Bathing Suit" (Melcher and Bringas on lead) b/w "Wah-Wahini" (Melcher on lead) Billboard #96.
* 1965: "Don't Be Scared" (Melcher on lead) b/w "Bunny Hill" (instrumental by The Wrecking Crew)

'''Other albums featuring both Bruce and Terry'''

* ''Surfin' 'Round the World'' (1963) (Bruce Johnston solo album)
* ''Hey Little Cobra and Other Hot Rod Hits'' (Columbia, February 1964) #56. Billboard Album Chart. (Rip Chords album)
* ''Three Window Coupe'' (Columbia, September 1964) (Rip Chords album)
* ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' (Capitol, 16th May 1966) (Beach Boys album)
* ''[[The Beach Boys (album)|The Beach Boys]]'' (Caribou, 10th June 1985) (Beach Boys album)
* ''[[Still Cruisin']]'' (Capitol, 28th August 1989) (Beach Boys album)
* ''[[Summer in Paradise]]'' (Brother, 3rd August 1992) (Beach Boys album)
* ''Summer U.S.A.! The Best of the Rip Chords'' (Sundazed, 27th June 2006) (Rip Chords album)

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