Fact #16752
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Short story:
Jay And The Americans release their debut single, Tonight, on United Artists records in the USA. The song is taken from the Leonard Bernstein musical West Side Story.
Full article:
Jay Traynor (Jay And The Americans] : I thik it was a Top Ten hit in New York City but it did well in other parts of the country too. In those days you were chart-listed in the same position as rival renditions of the same song. Ours was ranked right up there with competing versions by Ferrante And Teicher and Eddie Fisher.
(Source : sleeve notes to the 1990 CD compilation Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best Of Jay And The Americans]
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(Source : sleeve notes to the 1990 CD compilation Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best Of Jay And The Americans]