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After leaving Jay and the Americans, Vance formed Kenny Vance and the Planotones in 1992. The band currently includes Johnny Gale, Kurt "Frenchy" Yahjian, Jimmy Bense, Chip Degaard and Tony Gallino as his band and they began touring. The group plays doo wop songs of the 1950s and 1960s and their original material is strongly influenced by it. [2]
Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg, December 9, 1943) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was a founding member of Jay and the Americans.His career spans from the 1950s to today, with projects ranging from starting doo-wop groups to music supervising to creating solo albums.
While the album was a modest hit, the group gained public awareness via an appearance, along with Kenny Vance of Jay and the Americans, as "Professor La Plano and the Planotones" in the 1978 film American Hot Wax.
Album Artist Previous issues Notes 32001: Looking for an Echo: Kenny Vance & the Planotones: first issue 32002: Revenge! Charles Mingus: first non-bootleg release of this material: 2CD 32003: The First Album: Roomful of Blues 32004: Prisoners of Love: Robert Miller Group: first release 32005: Re-Entry: Horace Silver 32006: Pure Mose: Mose ...
The original version by Kenny Vance, first released as an Atlantic records single in 1975. This version also appeared on Vance's album Vance 32 . An a cappella version by The Persuasions , on their 1977 album Chirpin' (Elektra LP 7E-1099).
Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howie Kane (born Howard Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (born Louis Sandy Yaguda), though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black (born David Blatt) and Marty ...
Joe performs as a vocalist at various casino hotels. During the early 1990s, he and Eddy Hokenson (of Brooklyn Dreams) toured with Kenny Vance and the Planotones, a vocal group created for the film American Hot Wax. In May 2013, Esposito became the lead singer for the Brooklyn Bridge band, formerly known as Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge.
Collectables Records publishes the 'Priceless Collection' series of budget compilations. Many of the label's other releases combine the contents of two original LPs on a single CD. The company also manufactures multi-CD compilation box sets sold exclusively through retailers such as QVC, Costco and Sam's Club.