# Sandy Deanne > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sandy_Deanne > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sandy_Deanne.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Deanne > Source revision: 1355923166 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Short description|American singer (born 1943)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sandy Deanne | image = Sandy Deanne.jpg | caption = Deanne with [Jay and the Americans](/source/Jay_and_the_Americans) in 1963 | birth_name = Louis Sandy Yaguda | alias = Sandy Deanne | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|1|30}} | birth_place = [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), U.S. | genre = [Pop rock](/source/Pop_rock) | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1960–present | current_member_of = [Jay and the Americans](/source/Jay_and_the_Americans) }} '''Sandy Deanne''' (born '''Louis Sandy Yaguda''', January 30, 1943{{Cite web |title=Sandy Deanne D.O.B |website=[Facebook](/source/Facebook) |url=https://www.facebook.com/180500575338511/posts/happy-77th-birthday-sandy-deanne-yes-a-founding-member-of-jay-the-americans-is-7/2657136391008238/}}), also known as '''Sandy Yaguda''', is an American vocalist who has been a member of [Jay and the Americans](/source/Jay_and_the_Americans) since forming in 1960. Following the death of [Howie Kane](/source/Howie_Kane) in 2023, he was the last founding member of Jay and the Americans still touring with the group until early 2024. == Early life == Born Louis Sandy Yaguda in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York City,{{Cite web |title=Jay and the Americans |url=http://www.jayandtheamericans.net/pages/bio.htm |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=jayandtheamericans.net}} he would later perform professionally as Sandy Deanne. His ambition to become a musician came along after seeing [Elvis Presley](/source/Elvis_Presley) on television and [The Belmonts](/source/The_Belmonts) singing [I Wonder Why](/source/I_Wonder_Why).{{Cite web |title=Sandy Deanne - Founding member of Jay and The Americans - Vinyl Vibes |url=https://omny.fm/shows/vinyl-vibes/sandy-deanne-founding-member-of-jay-and-the-americ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=omny.fm |language=en}} It was also his sisters singing and dancing lessons that grew his love for music: {{Quote|text=Music started early for me. I was five, and my older sister was on the way to becoming a professional singer. She was taken every day after school by my mom to the city, for all kinds of singing and dancing lessons. I was dragged along because there was no one to watch me. I loved every second of it. When we came home, my sister would practice and I would practice with her. She stood me on top of the toilet seat and taught me to sing harmony with her. That was it. I was hooked. She played all kinds of records in the house. Bessie Smith, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, The Pied Pipers featuring Frank Sinatra,, Lena Horne, The Four Freshmen , were all played constantly Also a lot of blues, we both loved the blues. I soaked it up like a sponge.}} == Jay and the Americans == {{Further information|Jay and the Americans}} [[File:Jay and the Americans.png|thumb|Deanne (second from left) with [Jay and the Americans](/source/Jay_and_the_Americans) in 1965]] In 1960, he formed first group, called The Harborlites, whilst still in high school. The Harborlites had a minor hit with a song written by Deanne, "Is that Too Much to Ask", but Deanne and fellow Harborlite [Kenny Vance](/source/Kenny_Vance) decided they wanted to form an all-male vocal group instead.{{cite book |last=Robustelli |first=Anthony |title=Steely Dan FAQ: All that's Left to Know about this Elusive Band |date=2017 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=Milwaukee, WI |isbn=9781495025129 |pages=18-23}} [Jay and the Americans](/source/Jay_and_the_Americans) was formed by Deanne, alongside his boyhood friend [Howie Kane](/source/Howie_Kane), [Jay Traynor](/source/Jay_Traynor), and Vance. After signing to [United Artists Records](/source/United_Artists_Records) in 1961, they released their first single, "[Tonight](/source/Tonight_(West_Side_Story_song))" b/w "The Other Girls". Jay Traynor left in 1962 and [Jay Black](/source/Jay_Black) came in as the new lead singer. In the following years, the Americans would garner more hits such as "[This Magic Moment](/source/This_Magic_Moment)", "[She Cried](/source/She_Cried)", "[Come a Little Bit Closer](/source/Come_a_Little_Bit_Closer)", and "[Cara Mia](/source/Cara_Mia)". Deanne remained in the Americans until their split in 1973. Like the other members of the group, he went on to tour as a solo artist. Deanne was inducted, as a member of the Americans, into the [Vocal Group Hall of Fame](/source/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame) in 2002.{{Cite web |title=Jay and The Americans – The Vocal Group Hall of Fame |url=https://vocalgroup.org/inductees/jay-and-the-americans/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |language=en}} In 2006, [Jay Black](/source/Jay_Black) filed for bankruptcy due to gambling debts,{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2009 |title=Singer Jay Black Wins Right to Own Name, Jay and the Americans Singer Is Awarded Right to Own Name in Bankruptcy Court - CBS News |website=[CBS News](/source/CBS_News) |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/07/ap/entertainment/mainD8LRNSVG0.shtml |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209032053/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/07/ap/entertainment/mainD8LRNSVG0.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2009 }} and sold the rights to the name "Jay and the Americans" to the other members as a way to pay it off, for $100,000. After the deal was made, Deanne, Kane, and [Marty Sanders](/source/Marty_Sanders) started to perform again as Jay and the Americans. Deanne has performed as a vocalist on every record by Jay and the Americans made to date. With the new version of the band formed in 2006, they have released four studio albums: '''Til The End of Time'' (2010),{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/528vxyCkCq5ilCgCQbow59 |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Spotify |language=en}} ''Sweeter Than Wine'' (2010),{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/40m3FujLH2NDfKD891PHGv |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Spotify |language=en}} ''Keepin' the Music Alive'' (2011),{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/40m3FujLH2NDfKD891PHGv |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Spotify |language=en}} and ''45 RPM'' (2015).{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6I3131SKq00sjzvCsbSVWf |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Spotify |language=en}} In 2017, "[Come a Little Bit Closer](/source/Come_a_Little_Bit_Closer)", a hit for Jay and the Americans in 1964,{{r|Robustelli|pp=20}} was featured in the [soundtrack](/source/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2_(soundtrack)) for ''[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2](/source/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2)''.{{cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |date=19 April 2017 |title=Inside the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Soundtrack |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-soundtrack-123648/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} The soundtrack album went gold in the U.S. and sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.{{cite news |last1=Aguilar |first1=Matthew |date=29 September 2017 |title='Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2' Soundtrack Has Gone Gold |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-soundtrack-gold/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=ComicBook.com}} Following the death of Howie Kane in March 2023, Deanne is the last founding member of Jay and the Americans still touring with the group (Sanders joined in 1962). == Personal life == Deanne currently lives in [Long Beach, New York](/source/Long_Beach%2C_New_York).{{Cite web |title=Sandy Deanne Linkedin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-deanne-5a279754}} == References == {{Jay and the Americans}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deanne, Sandy}} Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Singers from New York (state) Category:People from Borough Park, Brooklyn Category:Singers from New York City Category:Jay and the Americans members Category:20th-century American male singers Category:20th-century American singers Category:21st-century American male singers Category:21st-century American singers Category:American male pop singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sandy Deanne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Deanne) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Deanne?action=history)). 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