Jay Black Cara Mia O/T

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   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.

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AdvprosD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 June 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote AdvprosD Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jay Black Cara Mia O/T 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.
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eriejwg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 109	Post Options Post Reply Quote eriejwg Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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.
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Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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!

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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.
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Paul C Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul C Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 November 2023 at 6:40am
	Jay & The Americans' 1965 recording of "Cara Mia" was a #1 song in The Netherlands...in 1980!