Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans are an American rock group popular in the 1960s. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002. Their greatest success on the charts came after Jay Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black. In 2006, Jay Black filed for bankruptcy due to gambling debts, and his ownership of the name was sold by the bankruptcy trustee to Sandy Deanne for USD 100,000. Former members Deanne, Howard Kane, and Marty Sanders reunited, and recruited a sound-alike singer from Chicago, coincidentally nicknamed “Jay”
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Jay and the Americans are an American rock group popular in the 1960s. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002. Their greatest success on the charts came after Jay Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black. In 2006, Jay Black filed for bankruptcy due to gambling debts, and his ownership of the name “Jay & The Americans” was sold by the bankruptcy trustee to Sandy Deanne for USD 100,000. Former members Deanne, Howard Kane, and Marty Sanders reunited, and recruited a sound-alike singer from Chicago, coincidentally nicknamed “Jay” John Reincke became the third “Jay” and the band returned to playing both national and international music venues.
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