Editing Jay and the Americans (section)

===Split===
The group split in 1973. All of the members moved on to solo musical careers, with the exception of Jay Black, who continued to perform as "Jay and the Americans",<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=Colleen |title=Singer Jay Black Wins Right to Own Name |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/07/ap/entertainment/mainD8LRNSVG0.shtml |access-date=February 13, 2019 |publisher=CBS News |date=December 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209032053/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/07/ap/entertainment/mainD8LRNSVG0.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2009}}</ref> using a variety of musicians. The original version of "Cara Mia" went to #1 in the Netherlands when it was re-released in 1980.<ref name="holland80">{{cite web |title=Cara Mia by Jay & the Americans Songfacts |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2249 |access-date=November 10, 2012 |publisher=Songfacts.com}}</ref> In 1991 EMI released the material on CD for the first time with the collection ''Come A Little Bit Closer''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Clarke |first=Jeremy |date=5 March 1991 |title=Come A Little Bit Closer review |journal=Q Magazine |volume=55 |pages=91}}</ref>

In 2001, he was featured in the [[PBS]] special ''Rock, Rhythm, and Doo Wop'' as "Jay Black & The Americans".