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Jay & the Americans

New York City, United States • 1960-01-01 – 1973-01-01

Jay & the Americans is credited on 61 releases across 10 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2014 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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61

Pressings credited

10

Albums

6

Decades active

2

In collections

Biography

Jay and the Americans are an American vocal group who were popular in the 1960s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard "Howie" Kane, Kenny Vance, and Sandy Deanne, though their greatest success on the charts in the United States and Canada came after Traynor left and once Jay Black and Marty Sanders joined the group; Black replaced Traynor as lead singer. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

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Credited work

61 releases · 10 albums · active 1968–2014

  • Production · 122
  • Performance · 31
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: A&R Studios · O.D.O. Studios · Studio 3, New York City · Westtown Sound

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • The Tuneful Trolley

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