R.I.P. Jay Black (2 November 1938 – 22 October 2021)

[Hepcat]

Jay Black of Jay and the Americans sadly passed away at the age of 82 of pneumonia on Friday. Here are some selections from the catalogue that the group recorded with Jay Black as lead singer:

Only in America

Come a Little Bit Closer

Cara Mia

This Magic Moment

[Lunkenstein]

I liked their songs. RIP Jay

[Flower]

I was sadden to find out yesterday that Jay Black (David Blatt) had died.  I was surprised to learn that in 1966 that he had sung a song about the holocaust called "Where is My Village" .. When asked in an interview if he could've only sung one song . he picked "Where is my Village".

R.I.P.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eej6lsuchOk

[Hepcat]

John "Jay" Traynor was the first "Jay" of Jay and the Americans with whom the group had its first hit She Cried in early 1962:

She Cried