Is it really Jay and the Americans? Well, IMHO, no. It is the Americans with a tribute lead singer. The original lead was Jay Traynor who has been in The Villages a number of times with The Tokens. He sang lead on "She Cried" and left the group. (He recently passed away.) He was replaced by Jay Black, who is the iconic voice on the rest of the hits. He toured for awhile as Jay and the Americans but lost the right to use the name in bankruptcy to the original Americans. They found another Jay on line and that is who tours these days. Jay Black tours as "The Voice". Nothing wrong with a tribute band, just so you understand what you are paying for.
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