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Todays guest is Rock-N-Roll icon
Kenny Vance. In the 60's, Vance founded "Jay and the Americans",
who, along with "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones", was amongst
the most successful group of that decade. Additionally, Vance has
spent over 5 decades in the music business as a writer, performer
and music director.
Kenny Vance has remained relevent
over the years, on stage, on-screen, specifically as musical
director on "American Hot Wax", the late 70's film about influential
Disc Jockey Alan Freed.
Vance has made his mark on other
period films such as "Animal House", "Eddie and the Cruisers" and
"Hairspray". In the early 80's, Vance took another turn as a musical
director, this time, for "Saturday Night Live".
In the 60's , Vance formed "Jay and
the Americans", racking up numerous hits such as "Cara Mia" and
"This Magic Moment".
FACT: "Jay and the Americans"
opened for the first "Beatles" concert in New York in 1964 and a
year later, for "The Rolling Stones" American debut.
At 63 years old, Kenny Vance is still
going strong. He has been around since the beginning of the
Rock-N-Roll era and fittingly, was included on the recent critically
acclaimed "PBS Doo Wop Special".

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