Deaths: The Original "Jay" of Jay & the Americans

From the Oldies Music.com. //// JOHN "JAY" TRAINOR: The original Jay in Jay & the Americans, 70, died Jan. 2, 2014. Sang lead on their first hit "She Cried" which went to #5 in 1962, but left the group after that. //// From Wikipedia ???? before the "Americans" he was third lead vocalist of the Mystics and sang falsetto on "The White Cliffs of Dover" and lead on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Blue Star." After leaving Jay and the Americans, he never had much success again although his 1966 single "Up and Over" became a big hit on the British Northern Soul charts. //// Jay Black was brough into the Americans to replace Mr. Traynor and he sand lead on the rest of their hits, which included "Only in America" in 1963; "Come a Little Bit Closer" in 1964 and three big ones in 1965 with "Cara Mia," "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" and "Some Enchanted Evening." In 1968 they had their last hit with "This Magic Moment."