The group had 21 charting hits and opened for the Beatles at their first US concert in 1964.
Jay Black, the frontman for the 1960s pop group Jay and the Americans, has died. He was 82. According to a statement from his family, Black passed away Friday from complications of pneumonia. He also suffered from dementia in is later years, the statement said. The band’s Facebook page posted a tribute to Black on Saturday, which read in part, “We shared both wonderful and very contentious times, and much like an ex-wife, we are so proud of the beautiful children we created.
