Photo Flash: Jay Black And Lou Christie Team Up At Bergen PAC 5/8

Teaming up to sing their chart topping hits, Jay Black, former lead singer of Jay and The Americans, and 60s teen idol Lou christie come to The Bergen Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 8th.

With Jay Black as lead singer, Jay and The Americans charted a string of hits including This Magic Moment, Walkin’ In The Rain, Cara Mia, Only in America, Come a Little Bit Closer and Sunday and Me, the first hit written by Neil Diamond.  It was singer-songwriter Black's magnificent voice that gave the group the distinctive sound that allowed it to turn out 21 chart singles.

During their peak of success, Jay and the Americans made numerous appearances on the hottest television programs of the day, from Johnny Carson to Mike Douglas to Merv Griffin and more. The band was even featured in the movie Wild, Wild Winter in which they sang Two of a Kind.  When The Beatles made their first appearance in the United States, it was Jay and the Americans who opened for them. Black and his band also opened for the Rolling Stones, among other superstars.

Hit Parade Hall of Fame Inductee Lou christie's chart topping, multi-million selling career as a songwriter, recording artist, and performer started in a two-track studio in Glenwillard Pennsylvania, his rural hometown near Pittsburgh. Christie's first million selling song, The Gypsy Cried, transformed a local choirboy into a national teen idol, while still a teenager himself.  Christie followed this success with Two Faces Have I, Lightning Strikes, Rhapsody in the Rain and I’m Gonna Make You Mine.

Jay Black and Lou christie team up to perform their chart topping hits at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, N.J. on Friday, May 8th.  Showtime is 8 pm.  Tickets start at only $32. Tickets can be purchased by calling (201) 227-1030 or online at www.bergenpac.org.

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