death_date death_place years_active birth_place background birth_date instrument article_title birth_name occupation
2 january 2014 tampa , florida , u.s. 1960s -- 2014 brooklyn , new york , u.s. solo_singer 30 march 1943 vocals jay traynor
 john traynor pop , doo-wop
jay traynor

john `` jay '' traynor -lrb- march 30 , 1943 -- january 2 , 2014 -rrb- was an american singer .
