Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 2, 1938, as David Blatt, Black joined Jay and the Americans later in life in 1962, where he took over for the group's original singer, Jay Traynor.

Jay Black, lead singer for the 1960s pop group Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. The band announced the singer's death in a statement posted to Facebook on Saturday.

Jay and the Americans. Jack Mitchell/Getty "Today, we mourn the passing of David Blatt a/k/a Jay Black and we acknowledge the great successes we had with him both as a partner and as a lead singer ...

Jay Black, the lead singer of Jay and the Americans, died Friday at the age of 82, his family said. Complications from pneumonia was the cause of death for the Brooklyn-born frontman, family told ...

Jay Black, Lead Singer of Rock Group Jay and the Americans, Dies at 82. Among the group's 21 charting hits were "Only in America," "Come a Little Bit Closer," "Cara Mia," "This Magic Moment," and ...

Jay Black, frontman for the Sixties pop-rock hitmakers Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. Black’s family confirmed that the singer died Friday night from complications from pneumonia.

Jay Black, Soaring Lead Singer of the Americans, Dies at 82. His majestic voice was the key to hits like “Only in America,” “Come a Little Bit Closer” and his signature song, ...

Jay Black, whose majestic voice on songs like "Cara, Mia" and "Only in America" made Jay and the Americans a potent force in pop music in the 1960s, ... With Black as their lead singer, ...

Jay Black, the lead singer for Jay and the Americans who hit the pop charts during the 1960s with “Only in America,” “Cara Mia” and “This Magic Moment,” died Friday in New York City.

Black was born David Blatt in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. He joined the band in 1962 replacing former lead singer Jay Traynor. Black is survived by four children, five grandchildren and two great ...