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 City of New York A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
The band was founded by JT Carter and included Talmoudge Gough, Harold Torres, and Patricia Vandross (older sister of the late Luther Vandross). Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter JT found lead vocalist Johnny Mastrangelo (later just Johnny Maestro). Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge is an American musical group best known for their rendition of Jimmy Webb ’s " The Worst That Could Happen The group had several Top 40 hits in the 1950s, including "16 Candles", "Step By Step" and "The Angels Listened In". The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top
Johnny Maestro left for a solo career in 1960. He would later join The Del Satins, which would become Brooklyn Bridge. The Del-Satins were an American vocal group in the 1960s who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for Dion and others Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge is an American musical group best known for their rendition of Jimmy Webb ’s " The Worst That Could Happen They had a Top 40 hit with "The Worst That Could Happen" in 1968. His place was taken by new lead James Ancrum. The group recorded a new single, "Little Miracles. " It was the first single not to chart in the top 100. Gough quit the group after the single, and was replaced by Gary Lewis (not the same as Gary Lewis & the Playboys). Gary Lewis and the Playboys were a 1960s pop group fronted by Gary Lewis, son of Comedian Jerry Lewis. The group failed to find success throughout the decade. [1]
Van Dross and Torres would also be gone by the late 60s. The group continued as a trio of J. T. Carter, James Ancrum, and Gary Lewis. This lineup continued until 1978, when the group split. Carter went on to sing with Charlie Thomas' Drifters. The Drifters were a long-lived American Doo wop / R&B vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1962 though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today
Carter then reformed the group in 1980. He auditioned over 200 singers, finally settling on lead Bill Damon, Greg Sereck, and Dennis Ray. Carter continued the group well into the 1990s. He 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.
Gary Lewis now singing with The Cadillacs. The Cadillacs were an American Rock and roll and Doo-wop group from Harlem New York; active from 1953 to 1962 [2]
Their most popular song was "Sixteen Candles" which rose to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time
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. Sixteen Candles is a 1984 Coming-of-age film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with
Awards and recognition
The Crests were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term "the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World"
References
External links
- Tommy Mara's Crests
- 'The Crests' Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page
- The Angels Listened In Machinima Video
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