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Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s.
Jay Black (born David Blatt; November 2, 1938 – October 22, 2021) was an American singer whose height of fame came in the 1960s when he was the lead singer of the band Jay and the Americans. The band had numerous hits including "Come a Little Bit Closer", "Cara Mia", and "This Magic Moment".
By the time high school rolled around, he was singing & playing the guitar. In college, Jay, a theater arts major, started a tribute band playing 50’s and 60’s music that quickly became a well known, and popular part of the Chicago music scene.
Oct 24, 2021 · Jay Black, lead singer for the 1960s pop group Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. The band announced the singer's death in a statement posted to Facebook on Saturday.
Jay and the Americans are an American rock group popular in the 1960s. Members included John "Jay" Traynor , Howard Kane (born Howard Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (born Sandy Yaguda).
Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howie Kane, Kenny Vance and Sandy Deanne, though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black and Marty Sanders were added to the line-up.
Oct 24, 2021 · Jay Black, whose majestic voice on songs like “Cara, Mia” and “Only in America” made Jay and the Americans a potent force in pop music in the 1960s, died on Friday in Queens. He was 82.
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Oct 23, 2021 · Jay Black, frontman for the Sixties pop-rock hitmakers Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. Black’s family confirmed that the singer died Friday night from complications from...
Oct 24, 2021 · Jay Black, singer for 1960s rock band Jay and the Americans, died Friday from pneumonia complications at age 82. He famously sang 'This Magic Moment.'
Oct 25, 2021 · 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. Though he is forever associated with Jay and...
