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Revision as of 13:19, 7 September 2007 by 130.101.100.101 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Crests were a popular New York R&B musical group of the late 1950s, often thought to be another all-black teenage-sound band, they were in fact about as integrated as a group could get, with four men (two of them black, one Puerto Rican and one Italian) and one black female.
The band was founded by JT Carter and included Talmoudge Gough, Harold Torres, and Patricia Van Dross (older sister of the late Luther Vandross). JT found lead vocalist Johnny Mastrangelo (later just Johnny Maestro). The group had several Top 40 hits including "16 Candles", "Step By Step" and "The Angels Listened In". Johnny Maestro later formed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1968 and had a Top 40 hit with "The Worst That Could Happen". JT Carter kept the band together, and working steadily through the 1990s.
Carter sold the trademarks to the Crests name to Tommy Mara in the late 90s. He now performs as part of the three person group Starz. Mara was lead vocalist at the time, and now continues the group without Carter.
Their most popular song was "Sixteen Candles" which rose to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958.
The 1984 John Hughes teen movie, Sixteen Candles, took its title from The Crests' song, which was re-recorded by The Stray Cats for the Sixteen Candles soundtrack.
Awards and recognition
The Crests were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.
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