John "Jay" Traynor

John "Jay" Traynor

John "Jay" Traynor (born March 30, 1943 in Albany, New York) was lead vocalist of The Mystics, and later, the original lead singer of the band Jay and the Americans. He sang lead on the American's first hit, "She Cried". Traynor left the Americans, releasing solo records material, including "I Rise, I Fall" on the Coral label in 1964. His name on the label was denoted as "JAY ... formerly of Jay & the Americans".Fact|date=March 2008 David Blatt became the second and better-known "Jay" when he agreed to perform under the stage name Jay Black. Traynor now tours with Jay Siegel and The Tokens.

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* [http://home.nycap.rr.com/jtraynor/index2.htm Jay Traynor an American singer]
*http://www.classicbands.com/jay.html
* [http://worldjournal-gs.blogspot.com/2007/03/first-jay-and-americans.html Jay Traynor and the Americans article]


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