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Jay & The Americans is tagged as: oldies, 60s, classic rock, rock, pop

Jay and the Americans were a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of Howard Kane (born Kirschenbaum), John (J.T.) Traynor, Kenny Vance (born Rosenberg), and Sandy Yaguda.|They were discovered while performing in student venues at New York University in the late 1950s. They auditioned for Leiber and Stoller, who gave the group its name. In the manner of the time, Leiber and Stoller wanted to extend this to “Binky Jones and the Americans”, but Traynor declined to be known as Binky Jones his whole career. He instead offered up “Jay”, a family nickname, and it suited everyone.
They first hit the Billboard charts in 1962 with the tune “She Cried”; its highest charting was #5. The next two singles didn’t fare nearly as well, and John Traynor left the group. David Black (nĂ© David Blatt) of The Empires took his place (after first agreeing to adopt the name Jay Black), and Empires guitarist Marty Sanders also joined. Black sang lead for the rest of the group’s existence.
They returned to the charts in 1963 with “Only In America”, a song originally meant for The Drifters. Other notable hits for the Americans were “Come a Little Bit Closer” in 1964, which hit #3, and “Cara Mi...
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Top 10 Jay & The Americans Songs
Come A Little Bit Closer
She Cried
Hushabye
Only In America
Cara Mia
This Magic Moment
Cara, Mia
Some Enchanted Evening
Walkin' In The Rain
Let It Be Me
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Top 10 Jay & The Americans Albums
Come A Little Bit Closer
Sands of Time
Greatest Hits
Sands of Time/Wax Museum
Sands Of Time & Wax Museum
Absolutely the Best
Jay and the Americans/Sunday and Me
She Cried/Come a Little Bit Closer
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