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Jay and the Americans were 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.
Net Worth
$1.3 Million
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor
Nicknames
Jay and the Americans
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Fact
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On February 11, 1964, in Washington, DC, they were the opening act on the first stop of The Beatles' first US tour.
2
Though "She Cried" is remembered by most as their first recording in 1962, their first single was "Tonight" from the film West Side Story (1961), which received some airplay on New York City radio. Their version eventually lost out to Art Ferrante and Lou Teicher's piano/choral version recorded on the same label (United Artists).
3
John Traynor was the original lead singer for their breakthrough hit, the classic ballad "She Cried" (1962) and the not-as-successful follow-up, "My Turn To Cry" (1962). By 1963 Jay Black became the lead singer, and these charted hits followed: "Only In America" (1963), "Come A Little Bit Closer" (1964), "Let's Lock The Door" i1965), "Cara Mia" (1965), "Some Enchanted Evening" (1966), "Crying" (1968)--a 1961 hit for Roy Orbison and revived again in 1980 by Don McLean--"Sunday and Me", "Walking In The Rain" (1969) (a remake of the 1964 song by The Ronettes) and "This Magic Moment' (1969), a 1960 hit for The Drifters. These songs are still in request today, wherever the group perform.
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Members have included Sandy Yagoda, John Traynor, Howie Kirschenbaum, Kenny Vance, Marty Coopersmith, Jay Black.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
performer: "Come A Little Bit Closer" - as Jay & The Americans
The Meddler
2015
performer: "Come A Little Bit Closer" - as Jay & The Americans
Big Love
2007
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Gilmore Girls
2006
TV Series performer - 1 episode
A Wake in Providence
1999
performer: "Cara Mia"
Flight of the Intruder
1991
performer: "The Magic Moment" - as Jay & the Americans
When Nature Calls
1985
performer: "Cara Mia Mine"
Wild Wild Winter
1966
performer: "Two of a Kind"
Shindig!
1964-1965
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Red Skelton Hour
1966
TV Series
Guest Vocalists
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doo Wop 51
2001
TV Movie documentary
Themselves
In Concert
1975
TV Series
Themselves
The Mike Douglas Show
1969
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Group / Themselves - Musicians
Where the Action Is
1966-1967
TV Series
Themselves
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1966
TV Series
Themselves
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
1966
TV Series
Themselves
Wild Wild Winter
1966
Themselves
Shindig!
1964-1965
TV Series
Themselves - Singers / Themselves - Rock Band
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series
Themselves - Singers
Hullabaloo
1965
TV Series
Themselves
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) as Soundtrack