The J's with Jamie

The J's with Jamie
The group depicted in the cover art for The two sides of the J's with Jamie (1963).
Background information
Also known as	Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers
Genres	Jingles, show tunes
Years active	1958–1967
Labels	Columbia Records, ABC
Past members	Jamie Silvia Joe Silvia

The J's with Jamie was an American musical group specializing in commercial jingles in the 1950s and 1960s. The group's core members were married couple Jamie and Joe Silvia, 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 large consumer goods companies as well as 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 Columbia Records, including a combination of original songs and covers of standards and Broadway show tunes. At the 6th Annual Grammy Awards in 1964, The J's with Jamie were nominated in two categories: Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group. Shortly before disbanding in 1967 to found a commercial production firm, the Silvias released another two albums as Jamie and the J. Silvia Singers.

Jamie's background was as a dancer, but took up singing as a career in her late teens, citing Sarah Vaughan as one of her influences. She went on tour as the lead vocalist for The Mellowlarks in the 1950s but left to form The J's with Jamie in 1958. From that point until the group disbanded in 1967, the core members were Jamie and her husband, Joe Silvia. They worked with session musicians and a number of other singers, most prominently Don Shelton, a tenor who was part of The Hi-Lo's, and Len Dressler, whose deep bass voice is best known for the Jolly Green Giant's "Ho! Ho! Ho!".

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, cigarette companies, department stores, politicians, appliance makers, and industry associations. Examples of well-known brands for which they recorded jingles include Campbell's, Marlboro, Schlitz, Sears, Pillsbury, Alka-Seltzer, Wrigley, Amana, and Kellogg's.