Singer Johnny Maestro Dies At 70

The member of Crests and the Brooklyn Bridge Johnny Maestro was pronounced dead in Cape Coral, Florida late Wednesday night in Florida after battling with cancer. The singer was 70 years old.

 

Possessing a strong and distinctive voice, Johnny Maestro was highly valued by his peers and fans of early rock and roll. He was lead singer of the Crests in the 1950s and then the Brooklyn Bridge ten years later. He still appeared in live shows with the Brooklyn Bridge until several months ago when discovering that xxxxxx he was a victim of an invasive cancer.

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Firstly named as "21 Candles", the song changed to "Sixteen Candles" as number 16 helped reflect the rock 'n' roll demographic better than 21. The song was considered as one of the great teen love anthems.

 

Some other hits of the group were "Trouble In Paradise," "The Angels Listened In", "Step By Step", "Sweetest One" and "No One To Love."

 

Born in 1939 and grew up on Mulberry St, Maestro started singing for fun on the streets and in subway stations. He debuted his solo career in 1961 but did not gain success. In 1968, after joining a local New York group, The Del-Satins, he merged with The Rhythm Method to form the Brooklyn Bridge. The group's song "The Worst That Could Happen" peaked No. 3 in early 1969 thanks to its swelling instrumental and vocal sound.

 

What made Maestro unusual was that he often appeared with black singers at a time when there were very few interracial groups. His first group, The Crests, was also a black group with the joining of Alfred E. Smith and Patricia Van Dross.

 

Maestro sometimes recorded in recent years. He was living in Cape Coral, Florida until he died.