His songs have been recorded by popular artists including Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, Roy Clark, Johnny Tillotson, and Billy Mize.
His song "We Can Make the Morning" was included on Presley's 1972 Gold award-winning album Elvis Now on RCA Records.
[better source needed] In the early 1960s, Ramsey met WRR Dallas disc jockey Bob Kelly at Kelly's Dallas recording studio, Top Ten Recording Studio.
[3][better source needed] Ramsey's song "Thrill" was the A-side b/w "Come Back Karen" which was written by the band (Smash Records release #S-1848).
In the 1970s, Jay signed with Surety Songs and Blue Crest Music (both Nashville publishing companies) and worked for a while as a full-time songwriter.
The album Elvis Now achieved Gold status from the Recording Industry's Association of America (RIAA).
[11] In 1973, Billy Mize released a single of Ramsey's song "California is Just Mississippi" with United Artists Records (UA-XW265-W) which reached number 99 on the Country Music charts.
Cross Winds peaked at number 11 and spent 26 weeks on the Top Country Albums chart.
The band toured for 16 years, playing the Playboy Club circuit and other venues throughout the continental US and Canada.
In recent years, a new Jay Ramsey Band has been formed, and he continues to perform in Texas and Las Vegas with his long-time friend and fellow founding member of The Expressions, Jerry Brown.
The label has placed many of his songs in popular films and television shows, and have released much of his previously unreleased material.