FIRST TIME Hearing Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia || A Timeless Classic!

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@setonhillstudios 3 ай бұрын

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@LoveThoseTunes11 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE Jay's voice. Such ear candy.

@thomastimlin1724 3 ай бұрын

Jay, at 63, in the early 2000's, sang this song on a PBS oldies show, nailed that high note, putting on the audience that he wasn't sure of he could hit the note every time, and NAILED it everytime! Jay DID have singing lessons, his mother wanted him to sing opera, he wanted to sing pop, so he kind of combined them, and that was really cool! BTW to mention Autotune in the same sentence as if autotune is the standard to measure these great singer, is ridiculous. THEY ARE the auto tune with their God given talent that set the standard for real singing without autotune, worked hard at it.

@jcsmixer 3 ай бұрын

Another big hit for them "This Magic Moment"

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Only in America!

@StevenW1958 3 ай бұрын

Jay Black was born David Blatt in Astoria, Queens, New York. As a child he moved to the Brooklyn, NY neighborhood of Borough Park, where, at Temple Beth El, he sang in the choir of Cantor Moshe Koussevitsky. A Cantor is one who is trained in the style of an opera singer, who leads the congregation in the sabbath and high holiday services. Anyone who sings in the choir receives similar vocal training from the Cantor, so Jay Black had the training of a Cantor, which is why he was able to reach such high registers. I saw Jay Black, at the age of 70, at a concert in the year 2007, and he was still able to reach the same vocal registers as on the original recordings.

@timradde4328 3 ай бұрын

Was a great time to grow up with all this good music. Born in 1956.

@TedSzweb-jq1il 2 ай бұрын

1957

@tomfinan7776 Ай бұрын

'54.

@TedSzweb-jq1il 2 ай бұрын

What’s so great about him is how he transitions into the next note.

@karenj3611 3 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs

@Tonidolls 2 ай бұрын

LOL !!! if you were born in my era..You would now be old...Listening to these reactions like me..And Yes !!! It was the greatest era for music...LOL

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Glad we had it! 😎

@Gee1954 2 ай бұрын

Rest in peace, Jay Black, November 2, 1938 - October 22, 2022. Jay was a former choir boy at Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky and later at Temple Beth-El in Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY. Another former choir boy and fine singer was David Bowie. Jay Black preferred to sing live. My mother and friends debated whether or not Jay was singing live. Just so perfect. Jay began using button down collar shirts to show people he was singing live. What a marvelous voice! What a gift it was growing up at that time to see all those great artists perform live.

@Paula-sx8uw 4 күн бұрын

I love this song and am so glad you found it!

@ninoperez7250 9 күн бұрын

Great song by Jay and the Americans: Song: This Magic Moment

@lastedain450 2 ай бұрын

Was fortunate to see them in their later years when I took my parents. Jay still could sing and hit those notes.

@paulr.3220 3 ай бұрын

Alright. This reaction got me to subscribe. Do more Jay and the Americans.

@dagmar.6954 3 ай бұрын

This was a great band from the 60's-70's. The lead singer Jay Black had a very powerful voice. Some of their hits were "She Cried", "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Only In America" etc. In 1969, they recorded an album of their favorite oldies called "Sands Of Time", which included the hit "This Magic Moment" (The Drifters). They also had a hit with "Walkin' In The Rain" (The Ronettes).

@janetdw 3 ай бұрын

Come a little bit closer!! Always a song to get a gleam in the eye of all those teenage boys in high school dances. And yes I really am that old!

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Great group! 😎

@M68BI 3 ай бұрын

Jay (David Blatt) was one of the greatest singers ever, yes he was classically trained. This was a masterpiece I agree, kudos to all involved, job well done. WALKING IN THE RAIN is another of my favorites, a cover by the Ronettes. This Magic Moment, Come a little bit Closer , very good also. I appreciate yr knowledge in music. I grew up in the 60s definitely my favorite decade for music.

@mdm54 2 ай бұрын

and they had no gimmick just good vocals

@jeffkaplan8920 Ай бұрын

There's dozens of groups and singer's during those 20 years 1950s and 1960s

@lessaqueensrider8571 2 ай бұрын

check their performace 36 years later.

@Colton-q7p 2 ай бұрын

Come a little bit closer and their version of his magic moment are great as well

@norwolf4765 3 ай бұрын

I graduated from high school the year this song came out.....still love it!

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Me too! 😎

@vibebrockdorff2384 Ай бұрын

Damn good, no. He is my generation, and we were better at singing than today. That was sunshine,yes!!. Love from DENMARK, bless.

@j81851 2 ай бұрын

Jay trained for operatic singing as a young man so that power is a trait of the operatic training

@bjm9071 3 ай бұрын

RIP Jay Black: 1938-2021.

@jeffkaplan8920 Ай бұрын

Another talented Jew❤

@M_ondo 3 ай бұрын

Jay was one of the greatest singers ever.He was a trained classical singer.Definetly one of my favorite singers I'm listening to music over 60 My favorite of theirs is Walking in the Rain, a cover of the Ronettes great song. I dig both versions but prefer theirs, it's terrific. RIP Dave Blatt( his real name) passed in 2021.

@bella-xp7qd 3 ай бұрын

They were my first concert. After the show walking the tunnels my friend and I took a wrong turn, and literally ran smack into Jay. We all laughed about it.

@setonhillstudios 3 ай бұрын

Wow!! That’s some good luck right there! 😄

@jeffalvich9434 2 ай бұрын

an interesting note- Jay rewrote this song from the original "script', the record company and producer did not want to record this because they just didn't like it...... and it stayed in the "closet" for a long time until by chance happened and they recorded it.

@riittasihvonen2011 3 ай бұрын

Jay's voice has similiar powerful, high, flowing liquid voice as Roy Orbison. Listen to Orbison's 'Crying'.

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

The two best! 😎

@tomfinan7776 Ай бұрын

"I should'a been born back then." .. Yes, Grasshopper, you should have; it was great!

@setonhillstudios Ай бұрын

Haha 🤣

@Oldiesmann 3 ай бұрын

Another artist to check out would be The Platters. They had a number of hits in the 50s, though "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was probably their best.

@jeffkaplan8920 Ай бұрын

Watch the video where Jay does the same song at 76 years old

@beverlyedwards2440 3 ай бұрын

Only in America. Come A Little Bit Closer.

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

Great songs!

@Ou81gi812 3 ай бұрын

🎊 A couple of old schoolers you’ll love from the 60’s that can exhibit some high registers are Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and Bobby Vinton. Try on some “Mr. Lonely,” from 1962‼️

@setonhillstudios 3 ай бұрын

We got some Frankie Valli in the channel! Incredible!!! 😄

@johnbattles1002 3 ай бұрын

Please check out “This Magic Moment” by Jay & The Americans! Beautiful song I have loved since my childhood, and I’m now 69!

@joelanderos23 2 ай бұрын

His nickname is "the voice".

@laurengaudette7497 3 ай бұрын

I am glad that I have discovered you as a reactor just as you for Jay and The Americans! My favorite song from them is their cover of the Broadway hit "Some Enchanted Evening." I love singing along with Jay Black in this song. I was a soprano all through my choir days (4th grade to graduation) and I love belting those notes with him, haha. Now, I hope to do my own cover album someday and their version of "Some Enchanted Evening" might be on the short list! Plus, "South Pacific" was my Senior Class Play!

@setonhillstudios 3 ай бұрын

That would be awesome! I say do it and throw it up on your channel! Why not?! Life’s too short!!! Have a great day! 😄

@laurengaudette7497 3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios Same to you! But seriously, "Some Enchanted Evening" is awesome! Listened to it right after I watched you, haha

@setonhillstudios 3 ай бұрын

@@laurengaudette7497 I’ll have to check it out! Thanks! 😀

@pete3883 Ай бұрын

at the pool in Cincinnati .

@billysmith8784 3 ай бұрын

He has more than that one Jay was known simply into music industry as the"VOICE".They did great songs like "Come a Little Bit Closer,Walking in the rain,Only in America, Let's lock the door and throw away the key and many more Considered by some as the Best Lead Male Vocalist of the Rock and Roll era He performed this song for PBS in 2001 and it's just as good I think probably even better. He brought the house down in 2011 PBS had him to come back to their studios and they recorded every song he ever done for a music library by him. In 2011 he holds one note for 40 seconds That was at the age of 73 sounded Jessica's good or better than the video you just played

@riittasihvonen2011 3 ай бұрын

Jay Traynor's vocal performance is no doubt one of the greatest ever.

@Oldiesmann 3 ай бұрын

Jay Traynor didn't stick with the group very long. He sang on "She Cried" but left later in 1962 after the two followup singles failed to do very well. This was Jay Black (real name David Blatt), who replaced Traynor and sang on the rest of the band's hits.

@CarolPellegrin-k7s 3 ай бұрын

😊I saw. The in concert at northwestern college on Natchitoches la. They brought down we were Dancing on the gym floor at jays invite! Secu😢 ran us back to our seats because we were damanging the ff Oof. Jay paid damages. He was as good li e as recorded one of ,y favorite concerts 9:34

@kathleenmayhorne3183 3 ай бұрын

Jay was trained to be a Jewish Cantor. He left to be a singer.

@merlinathrawes746 3 ай бұрын

If you like amazing harmonies check out The Association, The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and the Bee Gees. And Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and The Bee Bees were the kings of the high notes as well.

@setonhillstudios 3 ай бұрын

Got some Frankie Valli and Bees Gees here on the channel! Incredible! ❤️

@royclifton3300 Ай бұрын

A video compares him then and when he is 72

@setonhillstudios Ай бұрын

Oh wow! I need to check that out! Appreciate it! 😁

@thomastimlin1724 3 ай бұрын

Let's get another thing clear: AM Radio was all w ehad back then and they demanded to keep songs short for more advertising time...if your song went over 2 min 40 sec they didn't like it, would Not play your record. So all songs were tailored to that frame work for years. Then the Beatles showed up and slowly changed that, with others who followed. So when reactors say geethat song is so short, I laugh. Often the say they wanted to hear more...there's an old old show business saying..."Always leave them wanting more."

@marknewton6984 2 ай бұрын

I want more!😮

@harrytryon6782 3 ай бұрын

This is Jay Black.

@opaulamorgan4265 21 күн бұрын

Never heard of Jay and the Americans!🤔

@setonhillstudios 20 күн бұрын

Haha 🤣 Nope! 🤷🏻‍♂️

@tonydelapa1911 3 ай бұрын

If you’d like to hear a beautiful example of what a human voice can do, check out Great Gig In The Sky (Pink Floyd) from the album Dark Side of the Moon (not live as it often takes 2 vocalists to handle it live). The album version was done in 2 takes. Just a heads up, if you do this one people will begin to encourage you to do the entire album in order.

@snakeinthegrass7443 3 ай бұрын

What DIDN'T they have in the water in the 60s and 70s is probably a more accurate question. Idk. I was born towards the end of the 60s when they were smoking in hospitals and giving babies a little brandy or something to get them to sleep. If you survived the hospital stay for the first 7 days of your life, then you were ready for the world.😬😬

@thierryvandekerkhove83 Ай бұрын

Hi, If you like this, maybe you should try to listen to Barry Ryan singing Eloise in 1968. It’s just a thought but maybe you’ll appreciate it. Th.

@jeffkaplan8920 Ай бұрын

Isten to roy orbinson and learn about the music from the 50s and 60s

@setonhillstudios Ай бұрын

I have some Roy on the channel! 😁

@johnbattles1002 3 ай бұрын

Auto tune and EDM “music” (so-called) has ruined - or at least suppressed - real talent! There are very few young, truly talented artists today who have resisted using it, thank goodness! To name some - Angelina Jordan, Dimash Kudaibergen, Lucy Thomas, Amira Willighagen, Laura Bretan, & Aurora. These, among some others, are the young newcomers worth listening to!