THIS HOME PAGE IS TO SHOW THE LOVE I HAVE FOR MUSIC AND  THE BITS & PIECES I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT. REMEMBER  ALWAYS LOVE THE MUSIC IN YOU, NOT  YOU IN THE MUSIC .

  

There are  some new changes here on my website.

I've added a new Show Photos page to the Photos link.

All tour dates are now updated on the Shows page.

And a few new links on the links page. Enjoy. JT

 

Here's the News!

Jay Traynor has joined

Jay Siegel and the Tokens!

 

www.jaysiegelandthetokens.com

The Mystics sang the end credit song on the HBO show

"The Sopranos"

Mayham
 

Chris and Carmela talk to Tony. Song plays on boombox. Goes into end credits

"OVER  THE  RAINBOW"

 

Did you know I'm the singer who saved Tony Soprano?

The Sopranos

Sopranos Season Six Poster

On this original recording were:
Allie Contrera
  Albie Cracolici    George Galfo
Bob Ferrente  
    and lead vocals:     Jay Traynor

 

 

 

 

Here's Nick Carter playing ME, on the "American Bandstand", set of the NBC TV series "American Dreams"

Click on  the  original call sheet

 

 

Hey watch out for myself, Sue Bellens (Good For The Soul) and Mark Gamsjager (The Lustre Kings) in the Steven Spielberg movie "War Of The Worlds", starring Tom Cruise.

See if you can find us. We're running away from the aliens across the bridge to to ferry. I have on a red, down (criss-cross) winter coat.

Good luck!

 

 

Jay & The Americans

were inducted into the

Vocal Group Hall Of Fame

2002

Jay Siegel and the Tokens

were inducted in

2004

 

 

 

"Music Is Love"

  

"Short Cuts"

Congratulations to Joni Mitchell on winning the Grammy for the 
" Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance" category
Thanks to The Recording Academy ( NARAS ) for our entry nomination in the category " Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance "  for the New CD
"The Sinatra Show" - Jay Traynor & The Joey Thomas Big Band .

Photos from the "Times Union"  Latin  Commericial Shoot  for  2001
 Jay Traynor, Alex Torres y Los Reyes Latinos



Visit My  New Gift  Store --- JMARTS
Jay Traynor's Personal  Web Tee-Shirts, Mugs and Mouse Pads
Pick Up Some Gifts For Everyone!
Come to my store on CafePress.com!

A Special thanks to Steve Feinberg for his kind words in the latest issue of Oldies Forever Magazine page 54 in his review of the CD " The Best of Jay & The Americans" on EMI Records. If you love DooWop,  subscribe to this magazine at www.oldiesforever.net  Here's the article, click it.
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Check out the Photos Page with many new (old) pictures.
Three pages! Enjoy a trip down Rock & Roll Memory Lane with myself and Jay & The Americans (Early Years). Also there is a new photo page  I called Show Photos Page. All backstage photos!

Plus on my Links Page I now have a Artists Links Page

And more photos on my Woodstock Page You won't believe my photos!

And an Archives Page  page

And on the Sinatra Show Page a new Sinatra Store

Click here  To see a list of all the Grammy Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the  42nd Grammy Awards,  especially Santana for their 9 awards !  And to Tony Bennett who won the category that   Jay Traynor & the Joey Thomas Big Band  were nominated for.

Thanks to The Recording Academy ( NARAS ) for the entry nomination in the category " Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance "  for the  CD
" Live On WAMC Radio - Jay Traynor & The Joey Thomas Big Band ".
Good Luck to the 5 nominees who made the cut from 45 to the final 5
( Tony Bennett, Harry Connick Jr, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, and 
Bobby Short ) . Wow, what an honor to be in that group ! Check out  our CD.

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Have you heard the Gary Lee Schwartz, Rick McCaffrey interview with Darlene Love ? It's Grrreat! What a career.

Also more congrats to my buddy Kenny Vance and the Planotones who are now Jay Leno's opening act !   Kenny just can't get away from working with Jays ! And don't forget their Great CD " Looking For An Echo " on 32 Records . A Joel Dorn production. This man produces with love & soul ! Plus now there is a movie " Looking For An Echo " starring Armand Assante. Check Out Kenny's web site under my links page .

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The name Traynor in Ireland is derived from the native Gaelic Mac Threinfhir Sept taken from words meaning 'strong man'. The Sept was based in Counties Monaghan and Louth where the majority of descendants can still be found.Variants include Treanor, Trainor and MacCrainor.