Jay Black, lead singer of the 1960s group Jay and the Americans, might have to relinquish his name — and the band's — to help pay off $500,000 in back taxes.
Lawyers for the bankruptcy trustee handling the case in New York recommended this past week that the name "Jay and the Americans" be auctioned. They also have proposed barring Black, born David Blatt, from performing as "Jay Black" or "Jay Black and the Americans."
Black, 67, said that gambling plunged him into debt but that he has conquered the habit.