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The J's with Jamie
Len Dresslar

Marshall Gill

The J's with Jamie was an American musical group specializing in

Broadway show tunes. At the 6th Annual Grammy Awards in 1964, The J's with Jamie were nominated in two categories: Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group
. Shortly before disbanding in 1967 to found a commercial production firm, the Silvias released another two albums as Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers.

Formation

The J's with Jamie was formed by husband and wife Joe and Jamie Silvia. Jamie's background was as a dancer, but she took up singing as a career in her late teens, citing

Christmas songs for their friends instead of sending out a more traditional greeting card. To do so, they went to the Columbia Records recording studio in Chicago. The audio engineer was impressed enough with their performance that he shared the music with Ernie Altschuler in Columbia's artists and repertoire division, leading to a recording contract.[2][n 1]

From their start until the group disbanded in 1967, Jamie and Joe Silvia were the core of the group. They worked with session musicians and a number of other singers. Their most prominent collaborator was Don Shelton, a

Jolly Green Giant's "Ho! Ho! Ho!".[1][3]

Jingles and recordings

Recounting the group's career years later, Jamie estimated the group recorded 25–30 commercials each week between 1958 and 1967.

Pillsbury, Alka-Seltzer, Wrigley, Amana, Mr. Clean, Green Giant, and Kellogg's.[1][3][4][5]

In 1963, they recorded a song, "Hey, Look Him Over!" for

Clio Award.[6][7][4]

A July 1964

show tunes.[1]

Despite not concentrating on recording albums, The J's with Jamie received two

The Swingle Singers.[9][10] A single from the album, "Yoshiko," earned some international attention, even reaching the #1 on the Radio Malaysia chart in 1964.[11]

In 1966 and 1967, the Silvias released two more albums on ABC Records as Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers, retaining their familiar style.[1] The J's with Jamie formally disbanded in 1967, when the couple moved to New York City to found a commercial production house.[1] Shelton and Dresslar remained in Chicago, teaming up with Bonnie Herman and Shelton's bandmate from The Hi-Lo's, Gene Puerling, to form another successful commercial music group, The Singers Unlimited.[5][12]

Reception and legacy

The J's with Jamie are best known for their work in marketing. A Time article about them titled "Oratorios for industry" called them "the best commercial-single ensemble [in which] all four singers deliver their words with the sort of enunciation that makes poets out of admen."[8] Among other recognition for their work in advertising, they received a Clio Award for a political commercial in 1963.

They also received a positive reception for the musical quality of their popular music work.

Eydie Gorme."[5]

Despite being Grammy-nominated and being among the most prominent vocal performers on the radio in the United States in the 1960s, little is known about the group.

Time Magazine wrote that "they have probably been heard by more people more times than any other group in the history of sound. Yet next to nobody knows who they are. They are the world's most successful singers of TV commercials."[8] A WFMU blog noted that although the Columbia records are long out of print, bootlegs in Japan have had a "substantial" influence on J-pop.[3]

Discography

For most of their recording career, the group worked with Columbia Records, which released three LPs, several singles, and promotional albums. In the late 1960s, as Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers, they issued two more LPs with ABC.

As The J's with Jamie

Albums

Singles

  • "Momma, Momma, Momma" /"The Sound Of Money" (1962, Columbia 4-42422)
  • "One Little World Apart" / "Let's Not Be Sensible" (1962, Columbia 4-42488)
  • "Laugh It Up" / "Nowhere To Go But Up" (1962, Columbia 4-42595)
  • "Little Me" / "Come On Strong" (1962, Columbia 4-42635)
  • "Your Dog" / "For The Last Time" (1963, Columbia 4-42855)
  • "Here's Love" / "Au Revoir" (1963, Columbia 4-42903)
  • "This Old House" / "London (Is A Little Bit All Right)" (1963, Columbia 4-42939)
  • "Yoshiko" / "Everybody Says Don't" (1964, Columbia 4-43017)
  • "Theme From 'A Summer Place'" / "Popsicles In Paris" (1964, Columbia 4-43068)

EP's:

  • The J's With Jamie (1963, Columbia JZSP 75720/75699)[n 2]
  • Seasons Greetings (1963, Columbia ZCTV-94306/94307)

As Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers

Albums

  • Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers (ABC, 1966, LP, ABC-562/ABCS-562)[18]
  • Encore (ABC, 1967, LP, ABCS-592)[19]

Singles

  • "It's Not Unusual" / "It Was A Lover And His Lass" (1966, ABC 45–10867)

Notes

  1. ^ This citation mistakenly calls the group "The Jamies," an error for which it issued a correction in the following issue:
    "A correction". Billboard Music Week (Archive: 1961-1962). 74 (31): 28. 4 August 1962.
  2. ^ Jacket has text: "Special presentation record to the Music Operators of America, Inc. 11th annual convention from the J's with Jamie and Columbia Records."

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "More Fun with The J's with Jamie (MP3s)". WFMU's Beware of the Blog. 22 October 2008.
  2. ^ "The Jamies". Billboard Music Week (Archive: 1961-1962). 74 (30): 26. 28 July 1962.
  3. ^ a b c d "The J's with Jamie (mp3s)". WFMU's Beware of the Blog. 2 July 2008.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9780292774766
    .
  5. ^ a b c Myers, Marc (6 March 2017). "The J's With Jamie". JazzWax. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. New York Times
    . Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Indiana: Codgerism". Time. Vol. 80, no. 20. 16 November 1962. p. 30.
  8. ^ a b c d "Show Business: Oratorios for Industry". Time. 24 July 1964.
  9. ^ Lange, Astrid; Sznajder, Rick (9 February 2012). "Grammys 2012: How have the best new artist winners fared?". The Star.
  10. ^ "Grammy Award Results for J's With Jamie". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 37. 12 September 1964. p. 30.
  12. ^ Gold, Don (22 December 2002). "'The best vocal group ever'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019.
  13. ISBN 9780226791142
    .
  14. ^ Rolontz, Rob (22 September 1962). "15th Annual Record Artist Popularity Poll". Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 38. pp. 28–33.
  15. ^ "Record review: Harnell's 'bossa,' smith's 'hobo,' gleason's 'themes' top new LPs". Variety. 230 (10): 64. 1 May 1963.
  16. ^ "Special Merit Picks". Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 21. 25 May 1963. p. 38.
  17. ^ "Two Sides of the J's with Jamie". WFMU's Beware of the Blog. 26 November 2008.
  18. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
  19. ISSN 0006-2510
    .
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