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in the 1950s and 1960s. The group's core members were Jamie and Joe Silvia, a married couple who played with a number of session musicians and other singers. They worked within the booming mid-20th century
Chicago advertising industry in both radio and television with clients including well-known
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article about them titled "Oratorios for industry" called them "the best commercial-single ensemble all four singers deliver their words with the sort of enunciation that makes poets out of admen." Among other recognition for their work in advertising, they received a Clio Award for a political
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article reported that they were earning $ 250,000 per year for their work, and that even
Broadway producers interested to hire Jamie learned that she was out of their price range. Jamie and Joe declined invitations to go on tour, opting to stay in Chicago with their two daughters, Jana and Risa.
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Recounting the group's career years later, Jamie estimated the group recorded 25–30 commercials each week between 1958 and 1967. Their clients were as varied as the companies, organizations, and individuals who advertise on television and radio, such as food manufacturers, home goods companies,
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wrote that "they have probably been heard by more people more times than any other group in the history of sound. Yet next to nobody knows who they are. They are the world's most successful singers of TV commercials." A
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From their start until the group disbanded in 1967, Jamie and Joe Silvia were the core of the group. They worked with session musicians and a number of other singers. Their most prominent collaborator was Don
Shelton, a
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food companies, politicians, appliance manufacturers, and industry associations. The couple declined invitations to go on tour, opting to stay in
Chicago with their family, but did record three albums for
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The J's with Jamie was formed by husband and wife Joe and Jamie Silvia. Jamie's background was as a dancer, but she took up singing as a career in her late teens, citing
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cigarette companies, department stores, politicians, appliance makers, and industry associations. Examples of well-known brands for which they recorded jingles include
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review of that album noted that The J's with Jamie sound young and "sprightly," but show a wide range of genres and "professional efficiency." In their review,
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as one of her influences. She went on tour as the lead vocalist for The
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to found a commercial production house. Shelton and
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as Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers, retaining their familiar style. The J's with Jamie formally disbanded in 1967, when the couple moved to
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