https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:55:44 +0000 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:40:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10020 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64048&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64048 Author: Paul C
Subject: 10020
Posted: 24 November 2023 at 6:40am

Jay & The Americans' 1965 recording of "Cara Mia" was a #1
song in The Netherlands...in 1980!]]> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:40:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64048&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64048 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64047&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64047 Author: Santi Paradoa
Subject: 10020
Posted: 23 November 2023 at 9:06am

Yes the clip is from one of the PBS My Music specials hosted by Jerry Butler and Frankie Valli.

Jay Black always had a terrific sense of humor (as you can see in the clip) along with that amazing voice.]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:06:57 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64047&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64047 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64046&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64046 Author: Paul Haney
Subject: 10020
Posted: 23 November 2023 at 5:30am

Every time I played the record on the radio station I worked at, I would lip sync along. My former co-workers still
kid me about it to this day!]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:30:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64046&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64046 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64045&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64045 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 10020
Posted: 22 November 2023 at 10:52pm

I wonder if that was one of the TJ Lubinsky produced PBS
specials. Sure looks like it might have been.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:52:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64045&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64045 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64044&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64044 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 10020
Posted: 22 November 2023 at 7:28pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAupx9QVUnU

So, this singer Jay Black was the original vocalist on this track yet not the original singer for Jay and The Americans.

I have always liked Blacks work with The Americans. His operatic trained voice always stood out as a cut above, IMHO.

This version for a benefit I suppose was just about as spot-on as anyone could ask for. I hope it got a lot of pledges for whatever the event was.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:28:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10020&PID=64044&title=jay-black-cara-mia-o-t#64044