Johnny Maestro, who started out singing on the New York subways and a few years later recorded one of the great teen love anthems, “Sixteen Candles,” died late Wednesday night in Florida after a ...

For those who know the original version of the song "Sixteen Candles," they've heard Bushkill resident J.T. Carter's full-bodied bass support Johnny Maestro's lead with the doo-wop vocal group the ...

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NEW YORK – 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 cancer. He was 70. Les Cauchi, ...

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If you turned 16 back when the song “Sixteen Candles” was popular, chances are, you have very fond memories associated with it. And even if you celebrated your 16th birthday much later, you probably ...

J.T. Carter, one of the originators of "The Crests," best known for the hit song, "Sixteen Candles," will perform the First Saturday Evening on Main celebration on July 7th from 4 to 6 p.m. on the ...

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It was 30 minutes until showtime, and the group backstage was singing scales to warm up and putting the finishing touches on hair and makeup. “It’s so hot,” Evan Rachel Wood said, fanning her face ...

NEW YORK — Singer Johnny Maestro, who performed the hit "16 Candles" with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge, has died of cancer. He was 70. Les Cauchi, a friend and ...

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 cancer. He was 70. By Billboard Staff ...