[1][3] Later, he started Jay and the Americans with Kenny Vance and Sandy Yaguda, and was the original lead singer.

[1] Traynor left the Americans, releasing solo records, including "I Rise, I Fall" on the Coral label in 1964.

Traynor was replaced in the Americans by David Blatt, who agreed to perform under the stage name Jay Black.

[6] In 1977, Traynor moved to Albany, New York, near his roots in Greenville and worked at WNYT as a studio camera operator.

The Big Band put out a few CDs with Traynor, including Live On WAMC & The Sinatra Show.