Mike Douglas died without knowing he named me. He said, 'Black?' I said yes, a little lie. "One day, Mike asked me what my last name was and I mumbled Blatt, but he heard Black. "I was on the Mike Douglas show," he told The Forward in 2014.
Kenny Vance, who is an original member of the group, told Songfacts: 'Come A Little Bit Closer was recorded in the last probably five minutes of a session where we were trying to record something else that we spent the whole session on. His last name, Blatt, was changed to Black by mistake. This was the biggest hit for Jay & the Americans. He was the second singer for Jay and the Americans, replacing Jay Traynor, changing his stage name to Jay to match the group. We'll always remember The Voice." Bandmate and the Americans vocalist Sandy Deanne told The Associated Press that Black, born David Blatt, died on Friday due to complications from pneumonia.īlack was commonly known in the 1960s as "The Voice" for his crooning, doo wop-inspired vocals. "We shared both wonderful and very contentious times, and much like an ex-wife, we are so proud of the beautiful children we created. "Today, we mourn the passing of David Blatt a/k/a Jay Black and we acknowledge the great successes we had with him both as a partner and as a lead singer," the band wrote. The band announced the singer's death in a statement posted to Facebook on Saturday.
Jay Black, lead singer for the 1960s pop group Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. Jay Black, lead singer of the rock group Jay and the Americans, pictured circa 1965, has died at age 82.
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