The Crests

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Biography

The Crests were a popular New York City 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”.

Top Tracks

1	Sixteen Candles	177
2	16 Candles	105
3	Step By Step	62
4	The Angels Listened In	48
5	I Remember (In the Still of the Night)	45
6	Trouble in Paradise	44
7	Earth Angel	43
8	Six Nights a Week	27
9	16 Candles (Re-Recorded / Remastered)	11
10	Pretty Little Angel	10
11	I Thank the Moon	9
12	Sweetest One	7
12	My Juanita	7
14	Flower of Love	6
14	Journey of Love	6