Jay and the Americans - Come a Little Bit Closer , Walking in the Rain

Jay and the Americans sing "Come a Little Bit Closer" and "Walking in the Rain" on the Mike Douglas Show in November of 1969, complete with interview between songs.
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[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

Talk about a group with a damn great lead singer, all members were very talented in their own right. The ending to walking in the rain, what a voice. What a classic piece of tv history and thanks so much for posting.

[@tkosteve8413]

HOLY SH*T...WHAT A VOICE. So effortless. Jay Black is the man.

[@frankcarone3769]

beautiful

[@pamelahaddock1618]

Listen to their 'Cara Mia' original. His voice is amazing but at the end you also get to hear the voices of all of the other singers....they were amazing as well.

[@edmahonejr.9364]

@@frankcarone3769 you do realize they were lip-synching what a shame because Jay black sounds just as good life as he does on his records

[@frankcarone3769]

@@edmahonejr.9364 ed i had no clue , i love jay black ,GOD REST HIS SOUL AND DEL SHANNON

[@edmahonejr.9364]

@@frankcarone3769 and Johnny maestro of the crests and the Brooklyn Bridge. If you’ve never heard any of his songs, you can find them on KZbin. He was awesome. The only awesome singer that is still alive is Gary Pucket.

[@buffalopatriot]

A classy and thoughtful intro by Shelly Berman and Mike Douglas. Mike Douglas was a terrific crooner in his own right. Jay Black was a talent unto himself.

[@peterwade4029]

BOY OH BOY WE WERE SO LUCKY TO HAVE BANDS LIKE JAY AND THE AMERICANS IN THE 1960s. THE VOICE OF DAVID BLATT(JAY) IS AMAZING THE VOCALS -WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE. FIFTY (50) YEARS ON STILL THE SAME. WONDERFUL MAN-WONDERFUL BAND. JUST LOVED THEIR WORK. MAY YOU R.I.P. DAVID (JAY) YOU WERE - THE MAN. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

An outstanding segment from The Mike Douglas show... Jay and the Americans were a real class act...

[@gerrydooley951]

i wish Mike had sung with them

[@linncarpenter3936]

The greatest singer of all time!

[@annettebolec6940]

I still love him today. I hope he can see and know he has so so many fans that love him

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

Check out the Late Johnny Maestro who was another key voice in the 50s and 60s.

[@billysmith8784]

No one comes close... The greatest male vocalist EVER IN ROCK AND ROLL!!;

[@billysmith8784]

Absolutely...THE BEST!!!

[@benjaminadler6149]

"Is this Passover?" Can't stop laughing at that. Jay was the man.

[@kande6916]

Its so cool!! This band was a little before my time but my Uncle whom played in many bands and is a hell of a guitar player and song writer turned me on to this band!! I am still a huge fan of Jay and the Americans today!!! Wow!!! great music!!!

[@jesincere8589]

"Is this Passover?" (4:50) Jay kills me with his stage banter he still does today. Finest yiddish Rock & Roll performers who just took American Rock and Roll in their hands with great material, style and talent.

[@legendarymcdinis3391]

I love that guy, so original and animated.

[@keithcane6692]

And you know something , Jay Black could still sing as good into his 60s as back then ...yes even the high notes,no probs a great vocal range from his earlier operatic training,, a lovely chap as well.

[@louis5497]

A very unique and distinct voice that no other singer could possess.

[@johnhbeyer]

TOTALLY!!! Check out Jay singing "Cara Mia" PBS like 2009 or so. Unbelievable

[@ambulet]

This is the 2011 live performance on PBS you are describing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJeqm5WXdquJptk

[@luckylady7542]

Incredible. What I have noticed about Jay in his live performances, his voice is so powerful that he doesn't even have to open his mouth very far.😊❤

[@ventues9751]

Live vocals over the studio track

[@luisrobles0453]

Here it is March 20, 2024 and I woke up at 5 AM and I don’t know why this song came into my head. From the moment I heard it I loved it and me being Latino and being raised in Northwestern Ohio at that time this song definitely touch something inside of me. Thank you for posting it. I’ll be listening to this song until my last day on earth.

[@mikejacobs3554]

You don't hear much of that in Defiance or Napoleon....

[@luisrobles0453]

@@mikejacobs3554 I grew up in Fremont….

[@donnamorales9507]

R.I.P. JAY

[@philstall6262]

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS 🎵 ❤️ 1964 JAY AND THE AMERICANS

[@MartaFowler-s3g]

Jay could hit those high notes like nobody else ! 🥰

[@lorettalee9131]

Yes god blessed this man with a great fantastic singing voice

[@williamdaniels6943]

i was in that little cafe just this side of the border and it happened just like that!

[@luckylady7542]

Me too! Did I introduce you to my boyfriend Jose??😉❤

[@ianlivingston5802]

Love ❤ it

[@mht5875]

RIP Jay

[@benjaminadler6149]

One will never again see 4 square Jewish men as cool as Jay, Marty, Kenny and Sandy are. Magnificent.

[@jeannestrauss946]

Rest in Peace Jay Black (David Blatt) 11-2-35 /10-22-21

[@bennyadler5882]

@@jeannestrauss946 Yes.

[@legendarymcdinis3391]

3:45 “I think it’s my Bar Mitzvah picture”. Jay was truly 1 in a million, as are Marty, Sandy, Kenny and late Howie. I can’t stop watching this performance.

[@anitafowler524]

Jewish!!! who gives a shit talent is talent, no matter who or what you are

[@rhylwolves5649]

Singing live brilliant 1 of my favourite songs beautiful

[@MarshaParker-t5n]

What a voice!!!! I was around when they were just starting & oh! what a treat to hear them again. 🥰🦋🙏

[@rhylwolves5649]

Rip best voice

[@floralewek4163]

Wow ,what a beautiful voice..❤

[@floralewek4163]

May he RIP Just gorgeous ❤

[@mybabba]

Nice speaking voice, too.

[@4battis]

Prob musics best voice Steve Lawrence too

[@FAB7362]

I didn't know Lou Ferrigno played the acoustic guitar!

[@vengefulvegan]

With Walking in the rain, there is something so lonely and beautiful about the the background piano.

[@jorgecolin3866]

Excelente intepretacion

[@ricthornton2958]

I have always thought the same. This is a perfectly arranged song!

[@mtnbos]

What an awesome piece. Thankyou for sharing

[@sasz2107]

"Walking in the Rain" is actually a song originally sung by the Ronettes from 1964. The Jay and the Americans version is a cover. That said, their version is so powerful! They really sang this so well!

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@dadbelo2096]

Not the same lyrics or melody.

[@dangreenfield8384]

No, it's the same as the Ronettes song. You may be thinking of the Dramatics hit of (almost) the same name. @@dadbelo2096

[@jeannestrauss946]

Rest in Peace Jay Black aka David Blatt🙏🏻

[@stevesimon5370]

I met Jay and he was a very kind and nice man..Baruch Hashem David Blatt

[@jerryp.4459]

It's sad to see him in his prime knowing this great talent has left us. I grew up in the same neighborhood as Jay, and we loved his music and were proud of him, and many of us tried to emulate his long and hanging note in Cara Mia to no avail. He was one of a kind.

[@DeeZeeKidd]

Thanks for the memories

[@LisaGemini]

The Partridge Family covered Walking in the Rain. Weren't the Ronettes the first to record it?

[@gerrydooley951]

yes

[@HectorRivera-f5x]

It was amazing,every song these guys sang was an instant hit. And each song brings me back to each of my going-steady girl friends back in the days.😢

[@georgesouthwick7000]

I believe Kenny Vance (The Planatones) was an original member of the band.

[@kelsal133]

Partridge Family w/ lead David Cassidy sang this a few yrs after. Did a good job on it to.

[@mariarosagomez4385]

Vaya voz, bellísima 🎶🎵🤩❤️❤️❤️

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

So this is what Carl Sagan did before he became an astronomer.

[@uselessjoe]

RIP Jay

[@suebigger5097]

What a voice!! My favorite song will always be cara Mia.

[@shuroom57]

That last falsetto blast, madonn'! Thing of beauty.

[@Mryrhodesian]

I listen to this song all the time and think about when I reach the great beyond and I meet that Angel known as Sharon Tate.

[@jeffclark7888]

1969.

[@monkusbee]

Did that song live in perfect pitch till he died.

[@elizabethsmith6735]

We need more music 🎶 and groups like this. I just found Jay Black on Instagram and I'm hooked. I was only 10 when he was on the Mike Douglas show.

[@karenmcemcentire9267]

Great!

[@shaystern2453]

walking in the rain written by phil spector

[@josephvitielo1693]

Mike Douglas was great his had a lotta talent old and new

[@jeffalvich9434]

The mike Douglas show !

[@scottfranco1962]

Great. Shame about the audio.

[@gerrydooley951]

my name is rich canter and I have really big teeth

[@richardfreedland6451]

Great voice!!!

[@alisonwilke4041]

Great voice!!!

[@larryvermeer6170]

Good morning my friend I was born in 1955 to Jay and Americans were great group to in there era to Today's music 🎶 is like garbage to Am still listening to this music in august of,2024 to

[@amsedelm]

The tambourine man looks so awkward. lol

[@greymcbadger6326]

He reminds me of Bobby Hart of Boyce and Hart.

[@Pete970]

Loved them in Asbury Park and Madison Square Garden all the time . Highlight of the show was always Cara Mia

[@LisaGemini]

OMG, I remember Mike Douglas! He was a good interviewer. They used this song on the short-lived TV series Anything But Love with Jamie Lee Curtis and Richard Lewis. I have the show on DVD; it's about a Chicago magazine so it was right up my alley! Funny show.

[@trentaccid2177]

SADELY JAY DIED WITHOUT A PENNY BUT HIS OWN FAULT DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND GAMBLING

[@laksivrak2203]

Nobody ever realizes all these live shows in the 60’s the bands are lip singing there own recorded songs

[@RC-ic3br]

Enlightened my 8 year old of the original track rather than just from movie Guardians of the Galaxy. Loving it❤️

[@roybeckerman9253]

Jay sadly passed away in recent years, Because of his financial situation, through gambling and tax issues, he worked for many years longer than his voice could really handle. He had one of the best voices in pop history..

[@vitodesimone8120]

Jay and the Americans are a fantastic group that reaches out to all people.

[@djack4125]

all lip-sync.

[@paulaneary7877]

💝💝💝

[@karenmcemcentire9267]

Beautiful ❤️

[@dr.blinkie6641]

The Old Merv Griffin Show? Mike Douglas?

[@anitafowler524]

What made you post this? It’s great. I’ll never forget them. Thank you very much. It makes me cry to think of it.