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	Jay & the Americans - Biography - AOL Music
		Though they had a bunch of hits across the 1960s, Jay & the Americans were a throwback to a previous era in their doo wop-influenced vocals, neatly groomed, short-haired appearance, and mix of pop/rock with operatic schmaltz.
		Jay & the Americans returned to the charts late in 1968 and the first half of 1969, when they adopted a new strategy.
		In the split, Jay Black kept the group name -- which, after a court settlement with Jay Traynor carved out a way for each to make a living through their status as one of the group's "Jays," he still uses -- and kept recording into the 1970s and beyond.
	music.aol.com /artist/jay-and-the-americans/4598/biography (1168 words)

	Jay and The Americans - Inductees - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation
		Jay sang lead on two of The Mystics' songs - "White Cliffs Of Dover" and Blue Star", as well as on some of their unreleased records, but was unhappy with the group because they had not accepted him.
		Jay and the Americans' first record with the new Jay was "Only in America" and the story behind it is fascinating.
		Jay and the Americans felt that they were getting the leftovers and were quite unhappy.
	www.vocalgroup.org /inductees/jay_americans.html (2073 words)

	Jay & the Americans Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jay & the Americans managed to consistently record hit songs and put four of them in the top ten in the 60's.
		Thus was born the group Jay & the Americans.
		Continuing in the vein of cabaret-style music that was somewhat different from mainstream pop in the mid-60's, Jay & the Americans reached number four with their cover of a song that had reached the top ten for David Whitfield in 1954, Cara Mia.
	www.tsimon.com /jayamer.htm (526 words)

	Jay and The Americans
		With the success of "She Cried," Jay and the Americans were booked on a continuous string of one nighter tours.
		Jay and the Americans were greatly influenced by Leiber and Stoller's work with the Drifters and Ben.
		Jay and the Americans was one of the few successful groups to spend their entire career with one record label: all of their thirty-two singles and LPs were with United Artists.
	www.history-of-rock.com /jay_and_the_americans.htm (1423 words)

	Jay and the Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jay and the Americans were a pop music group popular in the 1960s.
		With Jay Traynor singing lead, they first hit the Billboard charts in 1962 with the tune "She Cried"; and its highest charting was #5.
		While the other members moved on to solo musical careers, Jay Black continued to perform as Jay and the Americans until the 1980s, with a variety of musicians, including Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who would later found Steely Dan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jay_and_the_Americans (536 words)

	Jay and The Americans - She Cried / Come a Little Bit Closer :: Not Lame Recordings - power pop and melodic rock record ...
		Jay and The Americans - She Cried / Come a Little Bit Closer :: Not Lame Recordings - power pop and melodic rock record label, music and CDs
		Jay and The Americans - She Cried / Come a Little Bit Closer
		Except for Elvis Presley, who still commanded a lot of attention even as he began what ultimately proved to be the downward arc (in terms of quality) of his movie career, no one ever heard the album tracks except the most serious, dedicated fans, who were a tiny, almost microscopic portion of the audience.
	www.notlame.com /tellafriend/CDJAY2.html (244 words)

	Jay and The Americans
		The foundation of what would become Jay and the Americans was laid in 1959, when two teenagers named Kenny Vance and Sandy Deane formed a doo-wop style group called "The Harbourlites".
		As fate would have it, John "Jay" Traynor, a stand-in singer with a group called "The Mystics" was looking for another band and since the two groups shared Jim Gribble as manager, the three got together, adding a fourth member, Howie Kane.
		He also toured the oldies circuit for a while as Jay Traynor and The Americans and by the summer of 2001, was singing with The Joey Thomas Band, a Jazz/Big Band group that recorded a Grammy nominated album called "The Sinatra Show".
	www.classicbands.com /jay.html (841 words)

	Kenny Vance and The Planotones - Jay and The Americans
		Kenny Vance and The Planotones - Jay and The Americans
		Jay Black was so nervous when he first joined the group that before each performance, he had to run to the men's room to be sick.
		Jay, who had been watching this whole scene, thought that the guy's getting sick was absolutely ridiculous and from that point on, he had no problems with his nerves.
	www.planotones.com /pl6a.htm (2418 words)

	Mclane & Wong - Articles: Jay and the Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jay and the Americans were formed in 1961 in Brooklyn, New York.
		Soon thereafter, Traynor was replaced by Jay Black who san lead on all future recordings by the group.
		In the late 1960s, future Steely Dan members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen toured as back up musicians for Jay and the Americans and even arranged the last hit by the group "Capture The Moment" (1970).
	www.benmclane.com /JAmer.htm (130 words)

	CMT.com : Jay Traynor : Biography
		John "Jay" Traynor was the lead vocalist for Jay & the Americans when the group scored its first hit single, "She Cried," in 1962.
		Jay Black, aka David Blatt, took Traynor's place a short while later.
		Black's voice is the one the song-buying public heard on subsequent Jay & the Americans hits from the '60s, like "Cara Mia" and "Come a Little Bit Closer." Later in life, Traynor sang Frank Sinatra songs with the Joey Thomas Big Band.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/traynor__jay/bio.jhtml (411 words)

	Collins' Oldies Website: Jay and the Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jay sounds almost like an opera singer as his character wonders why he and Cara must say goodbye every time they cease physical togetherness.
		The narrator and his girlfriend had a sunny relationship until she met another man; now that she loves the other man instead of the narrator, the narrator's days are rainy.
		In the left speaker are the string instruments, the horns, and Jay's voice; in the right are the drums and the voices of the other four Americans.
	www.srv.net /~roxtar/jay_&_the_americans.html (1631 words)

	Jay Black - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		David Blatt, 2 November 1938, New York) is a singer whose height of fame came in the 1960's when he was the leader of the band Jay and the Americans.
		Jay Black also received notoriety because of his close friendship with former Gambino crime family boss John Gotti.
		Jay was the second, and more widely-known Jay to lead the band Jay and the Americans, the first being Jay Traynor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jay_Black (342 words)

	Jay Black
		The second (and most widely-known) "Jay" to lead the pseudo-doo wop ensemble Jay and the Americans, David Blatt began his career as a singer and songwriter while still attending high school in Brooklyn.
		Under the leadership of this new Jay, The Americans continued the struggle to regain their popularity, releasing two more flop singles before finally charting with Only In America (a song originally intended for The Drifters).
		By the end of the 1960s Jay and the Americans had abandoned original material and began concentrating instead on re-interpretations of earlier popular songs (Roy Orbison's Crying, The Drifters' This Magic Moment and There Goes My Baby, The Ronettes' Walking in the Rain, amongst others).
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	Jay & the Americans News
		In one corner: Jay Black, who had a number of hits as lead singer of the group Jay and the Americans, and who announced yesterday he is...
		Jay and the Americans singer is awarded right to own name in bankruptcy court
		Singer JAY BLACK and his 1960s band JAY AND THE AMERICANS are in negotiations to auction off their name in a bid to stave off bankruptcy.
	www.topix.net /who/jay-the-americans?scoring=d (736 words)

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		Soon thereafter, Traynor was replaced by Jay Black who sang lead on all future recordings by the group.
		Jay and the Americans were a stable unit for the entire 1960s, and recorded many big hits, among them "Come A Little Bit Closer," "Cara Mia," and "This Magic Moment."
	www.onlinetalent.com /Jay_Leno.htm (302 words)

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		The band, Jay and the Americans, has nothing to do with Jay Black.
		Lawyers had suggested the name "Jay Black" be auctioned off to pay off his creditors.
		We are Jay and the Americans." Black admits he's uncomfortable with that.
	www.wfmynews2.com /life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=76375 (273 words)

	Amazon.com: Jay & The Americans - Greatest Hits: Music: Jay & The Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jay Black has a voice of operatic stature which he applies to popular music.
		In this collection of ten songs, all feature Jay Balck except for "She Cried," the group's first hit, which had a lead singer named Jay Trainor.
		Heard Jay and the Americans live at Valdosta State College...
	www.amazon.com /Jay-Americans-Greatest-Hits/dp/B000000D92 (989 words)

	Jay and the Americans singer keeps name in bankruptcy court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chart-topping 1960s crooner Jay Black may not have much these days, but he has his name.
		Black, the former lead singer of the group Jay and the Americans, won a legal battle in his bankruptcy case this week for the right to perform under his stage name after lawyers suggested it be auctioned off to help pay his creditors.
		He may have some competition, though, since the name of the band was auctioned off in the proceedings for $100,000 to a former member.
	www.topix.net /content/ap/2147451786050014576730901883921797669403 (591 words)

	Jay & the Americans - AOL Music
		While the other members moved on to solo musical careers, Jay Black continued to perform as Jay and the Americans until the 1980s, with a variety of...
		Jay and the Americans managed to consistently record hit songs and put four of them in the top ten in the 60's.
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	Cara Mia by Jay And The Americans Songfacts
		Shortly after this was released, radio station WTRY in New York aired a "special version" in which lead singer Jay Black (real name: David Blatt) held the long note near the end of the song for over a minute, then continued without missing a beat.
		, Bridgeport, CT David Blatt is not the original lead singer of Jay and the Americans.
		There is the possibility the name Jay and the Americans can be sold to pay off debts; and David Blatt will be barred from using the name Jay Black (which he has used for over 40 years.)A decision will be made in the coming weeks.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=2249 (495 words)

	Jay Traynor An American Singer,original lead singer with Jay & The Americans
		Jay Traynor An American Singer,original lead singer with Jay & The Americans
		Enjoy a trip down Rock and Roll Memory Lane with myself and Jay and The Americans (Early Years).
		And to Tony Bennett who won the category that Jay Traynor and the Joey Thomas Big Band were nominated for.
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	Only In America by Jay And The Americans Songfacts
		This was written for and recorded by the Drifters, with satiric lyrics.
		When Atlantic Records balked, songwriters Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller rewrote the lyrics to be patriotic and offered the song to Jay And The Americans.
		Jay and the Americans recorded their vocals on the original backing tracks produced by Leiber and Stoller for the Drifters.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=1757 (137 words)

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	Jay & the Americans : Live & Unreleased - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Jay & the Americans : Live & Unreleased - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Jay & the Americans : Live & Unreleased
		This archival release -- which would have made a great last disc in a Jay & the Americans four-disc box -- should delight serious fans of the group, the first nine songs representing their sole concert release.
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	Jay & The Americans : Greatest Hits - Audio CDs - Collectables Records : Oldies.com
		A budget-priced 10-track collection of Jay & The Americans' greatest hits.
		Jay Black is the greatest and this CD has all the great hits.
		I think the greatest hits album is a blast,especially hearing "She Cried",by the original lead singer Jay Traynor.It brings back great memories.
	www.oldies.com /product-view/96412.html (182 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Jay & the Americans tickets, dates
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	Jay & the Americans - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
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	Jay and The Americans on Rhapsody
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	45s.com - Jay and The Americans - Recording artist information: Jay and The Americans - 45 RPM Records -- Search for ...
		45s.com - Jay and The Americans - Recording artist information: Jay and The Americans - 45 RPM Records -- Search for records, 45-rpm-records -- vinyl records from 1950 to 1990.
		Come A Little Bit Closer; Cara, Mia; She Cried; This Magic Moment.
		John "Jay" Traynor, Sandy Yaguda, Kenny Vance, Howie Kane.
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