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John Peter Mastrangelo (May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2010), known as Johnny Maestro, was an American pop singer. He was the lead vocalist for the doo-wop group The Crests , whose song " 16 Candles " went to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 . [ 1 ]
Carter selected vocalist Johnny Mastrangelo (1939-2010) (shortened to Johnny Mastro and later changed to Johnny Maestro) as lead vocalist. The Crests were discovered in 1956 while singing in the New York City Subway by the wife of orchestra leader Al Browne. Browne connected the group with Joyce Records where they recorded their first two songs ...
This song has appeared prominently in several 'entertainment' contexts, including at least two major Hollywood [motion picture] productions. It was an example of a typical Doo-wop song in the 1973 movie American Graffiti [ 4 ] and it had somewhat of a 'title role' in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles .
The Johnny Maestro Story is a compilation of songs recorded by Johnny Maestro with The Crests and The Brooklyn Bridge. Track listing The Crests ...
"Welcome Me Love" is a 1969 song by The Brooklyn Bridge. It was issued as the B-side of "Blessed Is the Rain," (Canada #48, [1] U.S. #45) but became a double-sided hit. As "Blessed Is the Rain" descended the charts, "Welcome Me Love", garnered enough airplay to become an equal-sized hit. It reached number 48 U.S. Billboard and number 47 on Cash ...
1971 The Johnny Maestro Story; 1981 Johnny Maestro sings his biggest hits with the Crests and the Brooklyn Bridge; 1981 Johnny Maestro~History Of A Legend; 1992 The Greatest Hits of Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge; 1992 Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge~For Collectors Only; 2006 The Best Of Johnny Maestro (1958-1985) 2010 The Solo Sides ...
In 2007, Collectables Records reissued the Johnny Maestro & Brooklyn Bridge's 2002 album Peace on Earth as Songs of Inspiration. On March 31, 2009, the album Today, Volume 2 was released on CD by Collectables Records. Johnny Maestro died on March 24, 2010, from cancer in Cape Coral, Florida, at age 70. [5]
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