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Going into its 16th year, the hit-filled Happy Together Tour returns with a line-up featuring favorites The Turtle, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues and The Cowsills. The touring sensation that has crisscrossed the nation will delight audiences with a show full of chart-topping hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s and an undeniable 55 Billboard Top 40 smashes. The Turtles are best known for their harmony-heavy California pop sound. With such hits as “Elenore,” “She’d Rather Be with Me,” “It Ain’t Me Babe,” “You Showed Me,” and the title of the tour, “Happy Together,” the band ruled the airwaves in the late ‘60s. Ron Dante joins the line-up to delight with his own mega-hits, “Sugar Sugar” and “Tracy.” We are also proud to present Jay and the Americans! Few groups have ever reached the musical heights with hits from 1962 – 1971. This group charted an amazing five Billboard Top 10 hits and 12 Top 20 hit records. Their breakout hit was “She Cried.” Their next chart hit was “Only In America,“ which they followed with hit songs ‘”Come A Little Bit Closer,” “Cara Mia” and “This Magic Moment,” which hit the Billboard Top 10. We are equally proud to present Little Anthony, featuring all his timeless classics, including: “Tears on My Pillow,” “Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop,” “I’m on the Outside (Looking In),” “Goin’ Out of My Head,” “Take Me Back,” “Hurt So Bad” and more. We are thrilled to have Gary Puckett & The Union Gap back on the Happy Together Tour. Gary’s trademark voice will be belting out his hits one more time. Fans will affectionately remember “Young Girl,” “Over You,” “Woman, Woman,” “This Girl Is A Woman Now,” “Lady Willpower,” “Don’t Give In To Him,” and more. The Vogues are also known for their harmony driven soaring pop sound. They had numerous Top 10 hits with singles such as “Five O’clock World,” “You’re the One,” “My Special Angel” and “Turn Around Look At Me,” among others. Rounding out the bill are The Cowsills, the harmonious singing family (two brothers and a sister) that inspired the smash ‘60s hit television show, "The Partridge Family." They are sure to delight with their best known songs, “Hair,” “Indian Lake,” “The Rain the Park & Other Things (I Love the Flower Girl)” and more. The tour has played more than 50 plus shows a year and 2025 will be no exception. Lineup subject to change.
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Suzee
December 30th 2024
Great show! Great songs! Great voices! Great memories! My only negative would be the seating. We were right behind the Orchestra and the chairs were so close together that people could barely move. We were right on top of each other. We finally got up and went to the Balcony. where seats were probably much cheaper but also much more comfortable and roomy. I will be booking seats in the Balcony from now on.
St Charles, IL@Arcada Theatre
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Jay & The Americans Biography
Jay and the Americans were a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of Howard Kane (born Kirschenbaum), John (J.T.) Traynor, Kenny Vance (born Rosenberg), and Sandy Yaguda.
They were discovered while performing in student venues at New York University in the late 1950s. They auditioned for Leiber and Stoller, who gave the group its name. In the manner of the time, Leiber and Stoller wanted to extend this to "Binky Jones and the Americans", but Traynor declined to be known as Binky Jones his whole career. He instead offered up "Jay", a family nickname, and it suited everyone.
They first hit the Billboard charts in 1962 with the tune "She Cried"; its highest charting was #5. The next two singles didn't fare nearly as well, and John Traynor left the group. David Black (né David Blatt) of The Empires took his place (after first agreeing to adopt the name Jay Black), and Empires guitarist Marty Sanders also joined. Black sang lead for the rest of the group's existence.
They returned to the charts in 1963 with "Only In America", a song originally meant for The Drifters. Other notable hits for the Americans were "Come a Little Bit Closer" in 1964, which hit #3, and "Cara Mia" in 1965, which hit #4. The Americans also recorded a commercial for H.I.S. Slacks, and a public service announcement for the Ad Council, featuring a backing track by Brian Wilson and Phil Spector.
In 1968, they recorded an album of their favorite oldies remade fresh, called Sands of Time, and its single was "This Magic Moment", which also came through the Drifters. This was the last Top Ten record for the Americans, although a follow-up album, Wax Museum, did yield the #19 hit "Walkin' In The Rain", first recorded by The Ronettes.
Their next singles failed to chart, and the band grew apart, but the demand for appearances remained. While the other members moved on to solo musical careers, Jay Black continued to perform as Jay and the Americans until the 1980s, with a variety of musicians, including Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who would later found Steely Dan.
The group reunited in the 1990s for special performances, most notably the 45 Years of Motown special on PBS. As of 2006, Black and his current band continue to tour as "Jay Black and the Americans."
Read MoreThey were discovered while performing in student venues at New York University in the late 1950s. They auditioned for Leiber and Stoller, who gave the group its name. In the manner of the time, Leiber and Stoller wanted to extend this to "Binky Jones and the Americans", but Traynor declined to be known as Binky Jones his whole career. He instead offered up "Jay", a family nickname, and it suited everyone.
They first hit the Billboard charts in 1962 with the tune "She Cried"; its highest charting was #5. The next two singles didn't fare nearly as well, and John Traynor left the group. David Black (né David Blatt) of The Empires took his place (after first agreeing to adopt the name Jay Black), and Empires guitarist Marty Sanders also joined. Black sang lead for the rest of the group's existence.
They returned to the charts in 1963 with "Only In America", a song originally meant for The Drifters. Other notable hits for the Americans were "Come a Little Bit Closer" in 1964, which hit #3, and "Cara Mia" in 1965, which hit #4. The Americans also recorded a commercial for H.I.S. Slacks, and a public service announcement for the Ad Council, featuring a backing track by Brian Wilson and Phil Spector.
In 1968, they recorded an album of their favorite oldies remade fresh, called Sands of Time, and its single was "This Magic Moment", which also came through the Drifters. This was the last Top Ten record for the Americans, although a follow-up album, Wax Museum, did yield the #19 hit "Walkin' In The Rain", first recorded by The Ronettes.
Their next singles failed to chart, and the band grew apart, but the demand for appearances remained. While the other members moved on to solo musical careers, Jay Black continued to perform as Jay and the Americans until the 1980s, with a variety of musicians, including Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who would later found Steely Dan.
The group reunited in the 1990s for special performances, most notably the 45 Years of Motown special on PBS. As of 2006, Black and his current band continue to tour as "Jay Black and the Americans."
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