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L-R: Kenny Vance, Sandy Deanne, Marty Sanders, Howard Kane and Jay Black. Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howie Kane (born Howard Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (born Louis Sandy Yaguda), though their ...
Sandy Deanne (born Louis Sandy Yaguda, January 30, 1943 [1]) is an American vocalist who has been a member of Jay and the Americans since forming in 1960. Following the death of Howie Kane in 2023, he was the last founding member of Jay and the Americans still touring with the group until early 2024.
Occupation (s) Singer. Years active. 1960–2017. Formerly of. Jay and the Americans. Jay Black (born David Blatt; November 2, 1938 [ 1] – October 22, 2021) was an American singer whose height of fame came in the 1960s when he was the lead singer of the band Jay and the Americans. The band had numerous hits including "Come a Little Bit Closer ...
Sandy Deanne and Marty Sanders are still around from the early ’60s hitmaking era of Jay and the Americans (“Cara Mia,” “Come a Little Bit Closer.”) The Vogues (“Five O’Clock World ...
Shenandoah is an American country music band founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 1984 by Marty Raybon (lead vocals, acoustic guitar ), Ralph Ezell ( bass guitar, backing vocals), Stan Thorn ( keyboards, backing vocals), Jim Seales ( lead guitar, backing vocals), and Mike McGuire ( drums, background vocals).
Come a Little Bit Closer. " Come a Little Bit Closer " is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. [1] It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on RPM 's singles chart.
The Larry Sanders Show is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. Created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein, the show ran for six seasons and 90 episodes on the HBO cable television network from August 15, 1992, to May 31, 1998. The show stars Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, and Rip Torn and ...
In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version of the song, which became the song's most widely successful release. Their version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 6 on March 1, 1969, [7] while reaching No. 1 on Canada's "RPM 100" [8] and No. 11 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. [9]