Albums include American Graffiti, The Doo Wop Box, and 16 Candles / Beside You. Vocalist. or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. LONDON — Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as “Ferry Cross the Mersey” and the song that became the anthem of … |  Verify and try again. Please try again later. The Crests were discovered in 1956 while singing in the New York City Subway by the wife of orchestra leader Al Browne. Manhattan (Lower East Side) native Johnny Maestro (born John Mastrangelo) has the distinction of being in three top-selling vocal groups dating back to the early days of rock-and-roll: The Del-Satins and The Crests in the 1950s and The Brooklyn Bridge in the 1960s and 1970s. Róisín Marie Murphy (/ r oʊ ˈ ʃ iː n /; Irish: [ɾˠoːˈʃiːnʲ]; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer. Tommy Marascuillo moved to Florida and became Tommy Mara. Johnny Maestro, Actor: Hair. RELATED BANDS AND ARTISTS. GREAT NEWS! He sold the trademarks to The Crests name to Tommy Mara in the late 1990s. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. This album captures the magic of the golden years for the group, when they were regulars at the top of the charts. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Please try again later. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Publicity Listings An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Website of Tommy Mara and The Crests. Singer Johnny Maestro, who performed the 1958 doo-wop hit "16 Candles" with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge, has died of … This interview is by Mike Ragogna, music reviewer for The Huffington Post, who recently spoke with JT Carter of The Crests, one of the great doo wop groups.. Mike Ragogna: Your group is a very important part of history as the first racially integrated music group of the fifties.Tell me how the group came together. The Crests were a New York R&B doo-wop group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Johnny Maestro, 70, a singer who performed the 1958 doo-wop hit "16 Candles" with the Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with the Brooklyn Bridge, died Wednesday of cancer in Florida, according to Les Cauchi, a friend and original Brooklyn Bridge member. He was the lead singer of the music groups The Crests and Brooklyn Bridge. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. Oops, something didn't work. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Johnny Maestro was the lead singer of one of the first mixed-race vocal groups to achieve success in the US charts. They had some minor hits after that. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Johnny Maestro I found on Findagrave.com. Maestro was not a solo act or singing lead for The Crests when he formed The Brooklyn Bridge. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. 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