Obit-Jay Black, frontman for the Sixties pop-rock
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Posted On: 10/24/2021 7:09:35 AM
Obit-Jay Black, frontman for the Sixties pop-rock hitmakers Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82.
Black’s family confirmed that the singer died Friday night from complications from pneumonia. In recent years, Black also suffered from dementia.
The Brooklyn-born Black (born David Blatt) joined Jay and the Americans in 1962, taking over for the band’s first singer, Jay Traynor. Following the 1963 single “Only in America,” Black’s soaring vocals featured on the band’s Top 10 hits “Come A Little Bit Closer,” “Cara Mia” and “This Magic Moment.”
Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sFy5_kmEi4&a...flydguzmon
Black’s family confirmed that the singer died Friday night from complications from pneumonia. In recent years, Black also suffered from dementia.
The Brooklyn-born Black (born David Blatt) joined Jay and the Americans in 1962, taking over for the band’s first singer, Jay Traynor. Following the 1963 single “Only in America,” Black’s soaring vocals featured on the band’s Top 10 hits “Come A Little Bit Closer,” “Cara Mia” and “This Magic Moment.”
Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sFy5_kmEi4&a...flydguzmon
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