Artist: Jack Jersey
LP: 7" single
Song: "In the Still of the Night"
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Born in Bandung in the Dutch Indies in 1941 with the name Jack de Nijs, Mr. Jersey relocated to The Netherlands in 1951 and scored an English-language hit using the name Ruby Nash before switching his name to Jack Jersey instead. You can hear in his voice and see in his rhinestones that Jack was performing under the influence of Elvis Presley, but I'd have to say that Jack has probably one-upped even Elvis with his 1980 music video for "Sri Lanka, My Shangri-la" (see below). You can read about Jack de Nijs—aka. Ruby Nash—aka. Jack Jersey on the English translated Dutch Wikipedia site here, where you'll also find a link to the official Jack Jersey website.
Jack Jersey on YouTube:
[ Jack Jersey: July 18, 1941 — May 26, 1997 ]
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