GOOD HIT. + Informações

Jay & The Americans Perform "Cara Mia" On Shindig In 1965. + Informações

Jay Black on lead vocals with a powerful remake of the Roy Orbison classic. Went up the Billboard Charts to number 25 in 1966 and was on the album entitled "Sunday and Me".. + Informações

Rock n' Roll. + Informações

PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane (né Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (né Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (né Yaguda), though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black. 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. With Jay Traynor singing lead, they first hit the Billboard charts in 1962 with the tune "She Cried," which reached #5 (later covered by The Shangri-Las, Aerosmith, and others). The next two singles didn't fare nearly as well, and Traynor left the group. David Black (né Blatt) of "The Empires" took his place (after first agreeing to adopt the name Jay Black), and Empires' guitarist Marty Sanders (né Kupersmith) also joined. Black sang lead for the rest of the group's major hits. They returned to the charts in 1963 with "Only In America," a song originally meant for The .... + Informações

Original recorded song/video sync. + Informações

WENT TO #3 IN 1964. LYRICS: In a little café just the other side of the border She was just sitting there givin' me looks that made my mouth water So I started walking her way She belonged to that man, José And I knew, yes I knew I should leave When I heard her say, yeah Come a little bit closer You're my kind of man So big and so strong Come a little bit closer I'm all alone And the night is so long So we started to dance In my arms, she felt so inviting That I just couldn't resist Just one little kiss so exciting Then I heard the guitar player say "Vamoose, José's on his way" Then I knew, yes I knew I should run But then I heard her say, yeah Come a little bit closer You're my kind of man So big and so strong Come a little bit closer I'm all alone And the night is so long ------ instrumental break ------ Then the music stopped When I looked the café was empty Then I heard José say "Man you know you're in trouble plenty" So I dropped my drink from my hand And through the window I ran And as I rode away I could hear her say to Joscute;, yeah Come a little bit closer You're my kind of man So big and so strong Come a little bit closer I'm all alone And the night is so long La la-la-la la-la La la-la-la la-la Ho ho la-la La la la-la. + Informações

JAY BLACK WITH LEAD VOCALS WITH A COVER OF THE 'RONETTES' HIT OF THE 60'S. SONG WAS COVERED BY MANY GROUPS/ARTISTS INCLUDING 'THE WALKER BROS'. WRITTEN BY PHIL SPECTOR-BARRY MANN-CYNTHIS WEIL PRODUCED BY SANDY YAGUDA & THOMAS KAYE FOR JATA ENTERPRISES AND ARR BY THOMAS KAYE. SINGLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE ALBUM "WAX MUSEUM" IN 1970 AND WAS A TOP TWENTY HIT FOR THE GROUP.. + Informações

We're back from hiatus with an all new video! Another malt shop era classic, which are some of our favorites. Jimmy Chirps members Steve and Natalia join Calvin and Dana in this spicy depiction.. + Informações

Record appeared on Billboards Top 40 on January 25, 1969.. + Informações

Only in America, which was originally recorded by The Drifters with new "patriotic" lyrics, but refused to release it because they (black peoples) did not believe that message and eventually gave to Jay and the Americans.. + Informações

Jay Black with the lead vocal and a great arrangement and great harmonizing by the group. Written by Hal David and Burt Bacherach and was a big hit for Dionne Warwick. Never released as a single for Jay & Americans but placed on their "Try Some Of This" album in 1967.. + Informações

The Voice!!! Jay Black Explodes With Backing Vocals From The Americans On This Pop Top 40 Classic From 1965....In HD STEREO. They Just Really Don't Make Them Like This Anymore.................. + Informações

She Cried by Jay and the Americans, a song rarely heard anymore. This is dedicated to Brandy. *If you are someone who objects to the use of this song or the image for copyright reasons then please tell me and I will remove it.*. + Informações

Jay and The Americans on The Today Show. + Informações

Here's another rare song! Just having a little fun.. + Informações

Jay Black with the lead vocals with a cover of the Walker Bros hit of the 60's. Written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe and produced by Gerry Granahan in 1966 for the album entitled "Livin' Above Your Head". Hard to beat the original but JATA's do a great job with this cover.. + Informações

Jay Black and the Americans - This Magic Moment. + Informações

JAY BLACK SINGING WITH HIS GROUP JATA'S AND THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB WITH THIS OLDIE. PLACED ON THEIR ALBUM ENTITLED "WAS MUSEUM" CIRCA 1970 WHICH WAS THE FOLLOW UP TO "SANDS OF TIME". PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY JATA'S FOR JATA ENTERPRISES. "Let It Be Me" is the name of a song written by Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, and Pierre Delanoë. Originally a French song, a version with English lyrics was introduced by Jill Corey when she performed it on the TV series Climax! In 1957, Corey released her version, with orchestration by Jimmy Carroll, as a single and met with modest success. This song has been sung by Michael Knight (played by David Hasselhoff) in a Knight Rider episode with the same name. Many other versions of the song have since been recorded:. + Informações

Jay Black's first solo project after the break-up of Jay and the Americans. Released in 1975, this Roy Orbison classic didn't chart but had success in some markets. Haunting drum beat along with great vocals gives this classic a refreshing look.. + Informações

JAY TRAYNOR SINGING LEAD WITH A GREAT MAKE-OVER OF THE BEN E. KING CLASSIC. WRITTEN BY KING/GLICK, THIS RECORDING WAS RELEASED IN 1962 ON JATA'S "SHE CRIED" ALBUM. TRAYNOR DOES A REMARKABLE JOB THAT RIVALS THE ORIGINAL. PRODUCED BY LIEBER/STOLLER AND ARR AND COND BY GARRY SHERMAN. + Informações

Jay and The Americans - Come A Little Bit Closer (Shindig!, October 21, 1964). + Informações

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PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane (né Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (né Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (né Yaguda), though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black. 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. With Jay Traynor singing lead, they first hit the Billboard charts in 1962 with the tune "She Cried," which reached #5 (later covered by The Shangri-Las, Aerosmith, and others). The next two singles didn't fare nearly as well, and Traynor left the group. David Black (né Blatt) of "The Empires" took his place (after first agreeing to adopt the name Jay Black), and Empires' guitarist Marty Sanders (né Kupersmith) also joined. Black sang lead for the rest of the group's major hits. They returned to the charts in 1963 with "Only In America," a song originally meant for The .... + Informações

My second Jay and the Americans entry from 1965 highlights Jay's amazing vocals on a lesser top 40 hit not played very often anymore. Enjoy!. + Informações