Jay and the Americans Band Name May be Auctioned
The names “Jay and the Americans” and “Jay Black” may be sold to pay off the singer’s gambling debts.
Jay Black, lead singer of the 1960s group Jay and the Americans, might have to relinquish his name — and the band’s — to help pay off $500,000 in back taxes. Lawyers for the bankruptcy trustee handling the case recommended this week that the name “Jay and the Americans” be auctioned. They also have proposed barring Black, born David Blatt, from performing as “Jay Black” or “Jay Black and the Americans.”
Black, 67, said that gambling plunged him into debt but that he has conquered the habit. He will consider selling “Jay and the Americans,” but he must retain “Jay Black and the Americans” so he can continue to tour, he said. “I am trying to dig myself out of this black hole,” Black said Friday. “If they take my name away, it would be my total ruination. It would be like forcing Elvis to sell his name to someone else. How can an impostor perform as Elvis?”
He might have chosen a better example.
Regardless, the idea is rather silly on a number of levels. First, Black/Blatt is right that forcing him to sell off his only hope of making a living is an odd solution to bankruptcy. Second, owning the name “Jay and the Americans” would not make the purchaser a rock and roll band, let alone one that sounded like Jay and the Americans. Third, how much could the name “Jay and the Americans” possibly sell for? The group was essentially a cover band that had a handful of minor hits in the 1960s doing remakes of Motown songs.
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No one who ever heard his song “Cara Mia” would EVER call it a minor hit. It always brings down the house. His voice is incredible.
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“A cover band with minor hits”?
Not only is that obnoxious, but untrue. That voice is unbelievable and there are more out here that appreciate it than you know. I heard the new singer recently (Johnny Star)and was amazed that anyone could sing their songs as good as, if not better, than the original. I can’t what for their touring schedule and keep my fingers crossed for new recordings.