Cara Mia Jay & The American Stereo Reaction
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Jay Black! One of the best voices.....ever!!!!!
Now, THAT IS A TRUE SINGER!!! Amazing and powerful voice, no gimmicks, no studio touching, just plain talent. May he rest in peace. 😊
1965-I was 17 driving a 63 mustang on the Pacific Coast HWY towards Malibu with the top down, hair flying in the wind, sunny and warm, radio blasting then this song played for the first time-effing unforgettable.
Hate to rain on your parade, but the Mustang did not come out in 63. The Mustang was introduced to the press on April 14, 1964, and went for sale to the public on April 17, 1964. Perhaps you are remembering the incorrect year for your Mustang ride.
Have always loved this song. What a set of pipes! You won't hear anyone trying to cover this song - because they can't.
Absolutely correct!!
I was 7 at this time. Come A Little Bit Closer and This Magic Moment are a couple of other good ones by Jay and The Americans.
I totally agree with you on both of these songs.
What’s the deal with your nose you idiot... there’s nobody gonna hold a candle to Jay black today
Jay could sing just as well in his eighties. Look it up.
...and in 2001 concert...still had it!
AH YES! Was really hoping you'd do this one. Jay Black's voice is truly in a league of its own. Not many people with that kind of talent
The very first concert I went to was in Madison Square Garden with Jay and the Americans, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops and many more...will NEVER forget it...thank you!
Outstanding!
Jay had a powerfully wonderful voice. I hope he is singing with the angels now.
One hell of a falsetto! Get it Jay!
Jay Black was gifted with a beautiful voice.
RIP Jay Black. Bravo!! The Voice will live on!!! A legend!!
Loved this song. It was out in 65 the year I got married. Thanks for this video. Come a little bit Closer is also good.
Back in my day you needed talent to sing....not so much today.
My dad said it was a song he bought on a 45 record, this came out 3 years before he met my Mom. But he just loved his voice, actually he said he saw a PBS show other night had him and other oldies/ doo wop singers on it. Dad said that Jay Black STILL sounded awesome to this day. My dad raised me on this music. When I was in High School, late 80s, i come driving in school jamming out to the oldies channel...i didnt care then if ppl thought i was dorky..lol...nothings changed, im still jamming out to it and I'm still dorky..lol. Something about the music then had soul, feelings. Thank you for doing his and mine request, sure he have more for me send you..lol
Wendy, I grew up in the early 80's listening to this kind of music too. Everyone around me was into Disco but I was doo wopping in my high school years. I loved to sing this song and My Prayer - Platters was another one I would sing because of those long notes. Crying by Roy Orbison was another one. I saw that PBS show as well and Jay Black was terrific. I would get along with your dad and you as well. Lol
@@tommyoz777 yes you would...i love doo wop too...its the best
Wendy-Dawn Pritchard I know completely what you mean! I would have been 3 when this was recorded. As far as I know, I didn’t hear it again until the mid 1980s. Still , (!) when I heard it then it was if I just “ knew” it! At the time I connected the very deep emotional experience that I was having to it a feeling I got from an old boyfriend that kept popping into my life (& still does, though were both pushing 60 !!) I wonder though if is an unconscious memory from my (now deceased ) father? I can still hear him singing “put your head on my shoulder” to me and knew it was “0ur song”. But I wonder if Cara Mia was additionally as I am so MOVED EVERY TIME I hear this song. This song really is my all time favorite!!!!
@@MRM-Wendy Some people just don't like it and I don't know why. It's part of rock and roll musical history.
@@tommyoz777 i dont understand that myself...i love that era
They also sang Only in America circa 1964. Huge hit where I lived. It’s a good listen too.
love his voice-- and he still has a great voice
No, sad to say. He gave it up. He lost his incredible voice. It had to happen eventually.
The singer New Yorker Jay Black was the singer for the Mafia. He was a Gotti friend who sung at his daughter's wedding. He also was in attendance at all the Gotti trials as noted by the FBI keeping tabs on the family members and friends. .
I was 13 when this song came out. Jay Black, the lead singer was known as "The Voice." The band had numerous hits including "Cara Mia", "Come a Little Bit Closer", and "This Magic Moment". Jay had a 6 octave voice nearly reaching the 7th octave. He is now the current holder of the record for widest vocal range.
JAy had awesome range in his voice! You're un American if you don't luv this song!
I’m from Belgium and jay tears me up every time
Jay and the Americans were great! Jay Black's high notes still give me goosebumps!
I was 12 when this song came out and it's always been my favorite of Jay and the Americans' songs.
I'm having so much fun with all these old songs. I can't help singing along. If it's a 60's song, I know it.
I was 4, ad I want to say none of the talent today could stand equal to these guys. in the age of auto tune and dubbing, its not the same
Jay can sing still this is his 🎵
What A Voice!
This is REAL MUSIC 🎶 🙌 👌 ❤
Beautiful MEMORIES 🎵
I love Jay's voice. Great range.
Beautiful voice! They knew how to sing back then!
loved this era, but the music was changing rapidly because of The Beatles, I was beginning High School, so I really loved that sound
Love Jay Black! Jay and the Americans always make me smile.
Finally, you kinda' did one of my repeated requests. I had wanted you to do his performance of that song years later when he was 74. He had not lost a beat. His voice was as strong as ever. As he was sustaining a note for a long time he looked at his wrist watch to note the impressive feat. The performance was on Public Television. It's more remarkable because of his advanced age and the picture quality was much better than the early clip from 1965.
Yes, i want see it myself, my dad said he still awesome
I just saw that on a recent PBS rebroadcast, and it was stunning - it gave me goosebumps.
One of the first songs I can remember hearing by Jay & The Americans was "Come A Little Bit Closer". I was hooked after that.
I was one when this came out but my older sisters listened to Jay and The Americans and I grew up with the best music. It was a great time. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is my favorite from them. Early sixties still had a bit of the 50s' doo-wop sound--true enough.
Songs of this calibre make my heart sing, cry and soar!
Can't wait see if he will love/ like this song!!
My first concert back in the 70s with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons the concert was amazing!! 💖
This was transitioning from Doo Wop to the next phase of the music scene. I loved listening to these songs on my transistor radio. Aah, I love going back in time with this music. Thanks for always taking me to happy times Ty.
Only two songs in 70 years made me stop and just stare at my radio...Cara Mia and Sound Of Silence....
Me moo l my m
Opera voice. Cara Mia means "my dear" in Italian.
He is nearly 80 now and still has those pipes!!
Jay Black had an amazing voice. I would have loved to have heard Jay Black and Roy Orbison singing a song together.
They sound a lot a like
They were also good friends as well.
@@stolenjunk I've always thought that too and have mistaken one another's songs with the other.
I saw him at a Dover Downs concert and he said him and Roy were best friends both told each other that either one could sing each other songs they didn't want any royalties I think both of them knew how good they really were and the song would come out beautiful each one knew that the other one wasn't going to screw up the song!! How many artists do you know today would do that without a royalty???
Jay Black had a wonderful, strong voice. I love that song.
One of my favourite songs from that period
**JAY & THE AMERICANS** Song is CARA MIA
Dude he probably liked it because the dudes voice is amazing. Can't believe you never mentioned that.
took me back to the days of band stand , love those days when all these groups were on t v
This had the "barbershop kinda feel to it?" You've got to be kidding! Just because you have backup singers does NOT mean you are singing in the style of barbershop singing. I like this song because Jay Black has a fantastic voice! How can you not comment on his voice?
I am 76 years old, I listened to this when I was a teenager. A little side note Jay Black could still hit these notes until recently. He is 80 plus years old now and the last time he sang it is on youtube. He only missed a note a couple times. He apologized to the audience too. He was 80 then! A wonderful person. His group was very popular with some great hits! You are just a few years off...they came a few years after Frankie Valli, the platters etc. My generation had the best songs! Musicians today still give credit to groups from the 1960s!
I'm 72 and grew up on this kind of music. Jay&the Americans, 4 Seasons, Righteous Bros. and a whole lot more. All fantastic.
Great song. They are still performing and they still sound great..Was a 17 yr old when this cool track came out...LOve your commentary
In the late 80s, on a cruise ship, theme of the cruise was 60s-70s , so, several people of that era were on the ship. He was amazing, the vocals are what I love. Also on the ship was The Platters (touring version), Wolfman Jack, The Coasters (touring version), Paul Revere and the Raiders, Fabian, Bobby Rydell, the 4 Aces. Not sure if all were on the same cruise or not, as I went on this cruise 3 years in a row. Cara Mia stood out.
All I got to say is you're in for a treat this guy is incredible I'm thinking about subscribing I hope you read this I'm 62 years old and I know a ton of music absolutely you are 100% correct and believe it or not this guy's in his late seventies and can still perform this song
Jay Black equals AMAZING voice!
I was 10 years old at the time
OMG...I still get goosebumps when I hear this ❤
Jay Black wasn't the original Jay with the Americans. The original was Jay Trainor. The group also became intertwined with the second iteration of the group The Tokens who had hits like "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "Tonight I Fell In Love (my favorite)". Jay and the Americans had a lot of hits like "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Only In America" a remake of "This Magic Moment" (which was originally sung by The Drifters), "Let's Lock The Door" and lots of others. I had the pleasure of seeing Jay Black with The Americans twice back in the day. Great band, classic voice.
"Cara Mia" means "My Beloved" in Italian. I have this on a 45 rpm! This group harmonized well. They sang some songs with a Latin beat. "Come A Little Bit Closer" is one like that. This type of music came after the 50's. It was early to mid 60's. Jay Black had a great voice. I saw him in Philly in 1972. He was still able to hit it! Oct. 22nd of this year, he passed away at the age of 82, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's. I'm glad I have a cd with all his group's songs. R.I.P. Jay! 🙏
You can't find music like that anymore.
Cara Mia... Italian for 'My Beloved'. Love it.
Actually, it means my darling.
@@davidmoorecatdaddy6994 Not according to the Italian's who translated it for me.
Summer of '65, I was 18 y/o, & this was MY song! ----------------" Cara Mia "-----------" My Heart " -------------------Jay & the Americans -----------------WolfSky9
The back story on this song is : The original lead singer,Jay, had quit the group and they were looking for a replacement. David Black (now known as "Jay" Black) had come over to one of the guys houses. Well, actually on of the guys parents' house, as they all stilled lived at home. The parents and their friends were having a party and the guys were in the basement for the audition. David sang this to show his range, and it brought all the "grown-ups" down to see who was singing it. They were all floored! They had to fight their record label to record it and release it, but they believed it would be a hit because of the reaction at the audition.
You stated he was "David Black". Just to add a little more information, he was born David Blatt and grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family. His first experience singing in public was in a synagogue as part of a cantor's choir. Before Jay and the Americans, he used to appear on The Mike Douglas Show and used his real name, but Douglas thought he heard Black and called him that. That might be where the David Black came from in your comment.
@@shave-a-thon3415 yes, thank you. I knew he used Black as a professional name, but couldn't remember his real one. :)
Can't wait to see your reaction to this one .
Requested this song a while back. This guy Jay Black still hit the same high notes while still in his early 70's. Check out the video : Cara Mia Jay & The Americans Now & Then showing him singing this song then and at age 72. Same great voice. 💯💯💯💯💯
Jay and the Americans were great. Jay Black had an incredible voice and range. Vastly underappreciated, probably because they had a sound somewhat similar to the Drifters. Had many memorable top 20 hits in the 60's, none reaching #1.
He still performed it perfectly...50 years later
I was 6 years old, and in the car with my mom and dad.. Loved the voice, the feel he put into the song naturally.. Had no idea who he was.. Was thinking maybe Elvis, because my family played the song 'It's Now or Never, alot by Elvis a year earlier.. Power, range, smooth, just nice! That's my story
I remember Jay and the Americans.
I missed this song,probably when I was living with my Mamaw and Papaw.
They only listened to gospel singing on the radio.
Nice song, never heard it before. Shocking, thought mother played all of these songs back then!
Now you're cooking.This is music.
I do remember Jay's rendition of this song in a PBS contribution show. It was excellent. Jay did say that he wishes he wouldn't have included as many falsetto notes in the song when he wrote it, especially the ones that he had to hold for so long.
Hi Martha. Jay Black (who's a real favorite of mine) didn't write "Cara Mia." The song was written by Mantovani (under the name T. Trapani) back in the mid-fifties for a British tenor David Whitfield. It was Whitfield who had the original hit with "Cara Mia." Jay and the Americans recorded their version in 1965. In their arrangement, they took out the verse and just did the chorus. I love both Whitfield's version and Jay and the Americans version. Both very different but both terrific. Ciao! - Tony
My gosh...saw them at a small ski cafe in NY. I bet I wasn’t 20 yet! He was rather shy, but What a voice! Same reaction to the group, The Brooklyn Bridge. Lots of harmonies. All Jay & the Americans songs were hits. Oh, I retired the skis years ago, but not these memories. Thanks. N
Another great voice :Jackie Wilson: To Be Loved, Night, Whispers (getting louder).
Love his singing voice too!
Cruising in Virginia Beach,
It’s a simple song about love.
I loved it instantly simply because of the sound.
The harmony and Jay could belt it out there.
This song came out in 1965 I believe; I was 13 years old. That voice! He was still singing a couple of years ago, but I don't know if he's still singing.
This guy is in his 80's and can still hit all those high notes. There are videos to prove it.
He has a beautiful voice....This guy doesn't know it!
Love Jay and The Americans. His voice gives me goosebumps. His version of Walking in the Rain from 1969 is a great song.
His last note at the end
Is in the STRATOSPHERE.
This song stands out !- this group had a string of hits because the man had a voice ! and it was just past the Doo Woop period
and before music started to get darker - like music of the Doors or late 60's music. it's still one of my favorites !
Jay Black, aka David Blatt from Brooklyn, NY. Unbelievable voice, many great hits. Hey, I was about 10 years old when this came out, and I loved it without being in love or dating yet, or anything. Just an amazing song and performance.
We lost Jay Oct 22, 2021 at 82 yo. 😪 he was known as the Voice. Jay, you and your talent will be missed.
One of my all time favorites. Don't u just love the go go dancers
Jay's song brought me to your site, what a sweetie you are! Me, soon to be a great grandmother, and 13 grand kids, enjoyed your enjoyment of Jay Black.
Talent and it doesnt make you nervous.
The music was really changing at that time.. this was a holdover from the music that came before.(though I love it still) . by the end of '65 The Beatles were changing their sound, The Stones, the British Invasion was in full swing.. you also had bands like THe Velvet Underground who were starting the experimental, darker type of music that was to come...
Good review, the one song they did that gets me nostalgic is Some enchanting evening from the movie South Pacific, 'cause it was the first time that I saw a movie .....13 at the time, 1963 if I recall. It was not in the movie as such but seems they did a better cover a couple of years later.
Jay Black is incredible. His voice is beyond any barbershop quartet. Gracious! Do you have ears to hear?
The best voice EVER!
AGREE ABSOLUTELY!!!
Love your commentary - so real and friendly. Subscribed!
Thanks and welcome
"Come a Little Bit Closer" !!
It is kind of spooky but I was watching a sitcom yesterday and some one used the phrase "Cara Mia". Now I am 'only' 51, so I wasn't even born when Jay & The Americans made this song a hit in 1965 (I was born in 1969) but thanks to my parents who did grow up listening to the likes of Jay, Ricky Nelson, The Platters, Skeeter Davis and some of the 'Doo-wop' artists you referred to I kind of grew up listening to these artists as well as they played them at home and thanks to my parents I love these 'golden oldies' along with many other musical genres. Anyway, on my phone I have a playlist, a golden oldies playlist and when I heard someone say "Cara mia" in the show I was watching I thought, I must add this song to my list. This I did. I then looked up a couple of performances of this song by Jay & The Americans and came across your video (for which, thank you). I then looked up Jay Black online to see what he is up to and I discovered - purely by chance - that Jay passed away just three days ago!😢
Jay Black from pneumonia in Queens on 22 October. He was 82...
Just the greatest. Thank you Mr. Jay Black.
Jay was someone with a great operetic voice, and he came to a party we were having. So great to talk with him as I remembered Jay from way back. Great guy and never lost his voice one bit until he passed on. RIP brother...
Love Love Love...Jay and the Americans
I’m 73 and this came out when i was a teen. Got to see them in person when I was in college
There's a TH-cam video that has Jay Black singing this 40 yrs. later.He hasn't skipped a beat.Still amazing.
Jay Traynor had a fantastic voice.
This isn't Jay Traynor. It's Jay Black.
@@bruiser Dam. You're right.
Great song
It is..one of my favorites
Jay & The Americans : " Cara Mia " -----[ MY Heart ] -------------------------------WolfSky9
Jay had/have a fantastic voice.. I got to know this song in the seventies when i went to the 6 days racing in europe. It´s often used for those purposes and it´s a fantastic and relaxing song for me, and brings back great childhood memories.
God Bless you for requesting this song. My mother is 85 and she loved this song as a little girl. The group is Jay and the Americans… the song is Cara Mia.
Long time no hear
@@Modern-Renaissance-Man hello! I’ve been around a little just not very active on TH-cam. Hopefully that will change. I hope all is well with you!
@@ItalidaReviews did you stop doing your videos?
LOL, Ty, no, it's " Jay and the American " singing Cara Mia
Jay Black was doing this deep into his old age.
I like the nitty gritty. 1963 silly fun!! Shirley Ellis