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Feelin’ No Pain is about that time, remembered and kept alive by Kenny. It's about kids who heard the early call of Rock and Roll and huddled in hallways, subways and bathrooms; singing together to hear the sound of their voices echoing back in perfect harmony. For Kenny, who formed Jay and the Americans with his friends in 1961, the sound of doo-wop brought the excitement and the sense of freedom he had always craved.
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When
Kenny Vance started talking about creating a new band at 50, people said:
"You're too old." "You're wasting your money." "There's
too much competition." "Don't do it." But he did it anyway
and that reminds us that the highest joy in life comes from staying true
to yourself and finding the courage to live your dream. Feelin’
No Pain is about this singer's journey to live that dream.
As
a teenager from Brooklyn growing up in the conservative 50's, Kenny Vance
felt disconnected from his parents and stifled by the rigid social expectations
of the time. There wasn't much room to push, much less rebel and grow,
so teens like Kenny, who wanted something different, were instantly drawn
to the emerging sound of Rock and Roll and claimed it as their own.
Kenny
is a whimsical guide into those days. Stories come to life as Kenny hooks
up to talk and riff and sing with oldie legends like Eugene Pitt of the
Jive 5, Pookie Hudson and The Spaniels,
Little Anthony and the Imperials, Charley Thomas of The
Drifters, Jay Black from Jay and the Americans.