Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Jay Black

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Birth name
  
David Blatt

Name
  
Jay Black

Genres
  
Role
  
Singer

Website
  
jayblackthevoice.com


Jay Black Jay Black Tokens Tommy Mara and Much More at Izod


Born
  
2 November 1938 (
1938-11-02
)

Albums
  
Jay & The Americans - Greatest Hits

Similar People
  
Jay Traynor, Kenny Vance, Brian Herzlinger, Chubby Checker, Lou Christie

Associated acts
  
Music group
  
Jay and the Americans

vi iz dus geseleh yiddish song jay black vocal


Jay Black (born David Blatt; November 2, 1938) is an American singer, also known as "The Voice," whose height of fame came in the 1960s when he was the lead singer of the band Jay and the Americans. The band had numerous hits including "Cara Mia", "Come a Little Bit Closer", and "This Magic Moment".

Contents

Jay Black the part of me that needs you most you stole the music

Black was born in New York City and grew up in Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Borough Park. In his later career, he has become known for touring New York State and Florida, singing, mainly solo, and preceding his singing with a stand-up comedy routine. Jay and his brother speak Yiddish fluently. In 1966, he recorded a Yiddish song "Where Is My Village" about the Holocaust.

In 2006, Black completed bankruptcy proceedings in Manhattan, after he accrued a $500,000 debt in back taxes to the IRS as a result of his gambling addiction. The IRS initially sought to force him to sell the rights to perform as "Jay Black" as well as the trademark for "Jay and the Americans" in order to satisfy his debt to the IRS. Black did, however, win a partial victory in the case, which granted him the right to continue to use the name "Jay Black", but he was required to sell the rights to perform as "Jay and the Americans". The trademark to "Jay and the Americans" was purchased by former members of "Jay and the Americans". He can no longer perform as "Jay Black and the Americans" and now performs as "Jay Black The Voice".

Jay Black Jay Black Tickets Jay Black Concert Tickets Tour Dates

where is the village vocal by jay black


Career

Jay Black Jay The Americans Cara Mia YouTube

Jay Black was the second, and more widely known Jay to lead the band Jay and the Americans, the first being Jay Traynor. He had previously come from the doo-wop group The Empires, where he had sung lead on their 1962 lone Epic Records single "Time and a Place" b/w "Punch Your Nose" (Epic 5-9527). He had previously used David Black as his professional name, but changed his first name to suit the band's pre-existing name. He would later bill himself as "Jay Black and the Americans" after the original band had broken up.



Jay Black Jay Black Cara Mia YouTube

Jay Black Jay Black Cara Mia YouTube

References

Jay Black Wikipedia