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Sandy called his boyhood Brooklyn friend Howie Kirschenbaum (Kane), and the then unnamed Jay and The Americans was formed. John “Jay” Traynor was born in Brooklyn, New York March 30, 1943, and moved with his mother to Mineola on Long Island in 1959 where he formed his first group The Ab-tones.
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Jay and The Americans were a popular pop music group of the 1960’s. Their primary lineup consisted of John “Jay” Traynor (later replaced with Jay Black), Howard Kane, Kenny Vance
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In 2006, Jay Black filed for bankruptcy and his ownership of the name Jay And The Americans was sold to Sandy Deanne (Yaguda), Black's former band mate, for $100,000. With the name purchase, former members Deanne, Howard Kane, and Marty Sanders reunited and recruited John Reincke, a sound-alike singer from Chicago.
Oct 25, 2021 · The Voice is no more. Jay Black, the long-time lead singer of Jay and the Americans, has died, the group announced on Saturday, Oct. 23. Black, born David Blatt, was 82.
