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Jay & the Americans

Formed: 1961 in New York, NY

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Disbanded: 1971

Styles: Brill Building Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock

Group Members: David "Jay" Black, Kenny Vance, Jay Traynor, Howie Kane, Marty Sanders, Sandy Yaguda

Biography: 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. Built around the neck-bulging upper-register vocals of David Blatt aka Jay ...Read full biography

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Sands of Time

Released: 1969

Label: United Artists

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Johnny Rivers' mid-'60s hits may have set in motion the rock & roll revivalism that culminated in Grease and Sha-Na-Na in the '70s, but Jay and the Americans did their part, too, beginning with the 1968 ...Read full review

She Cried

Released: 1962

Label: United Artists

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Early-'60s rock & roll albums are a funny animal -- no one, not critics or fans, ever really knew what to make of them, mostly because they were usually so superfluous to how we knew and understood the ...Read full review

More Jay & the Americans albums: Main Albums (13), Compilations (24), Singles & EPs (2)

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