Release Date: 09 October 2020
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988106527
Genres: Rock 'N' Roll Doo-Wop
Description
Fronted by Italian-American Johnny Mastrangelo, who would become known professionally as Johnny Maestro, teenage New York street corner DooWoppers The Crests were one of the earliest mixed race vocal groups to achieve significant commercial success.
Although perhaps best remembered for their biggest hit, the million-selling 'Sixteen Candles', they racked up eleven further U.S. chart entries, including 'The Angels Listened In', 'Step By Step' and 'Trouble In Paradise', while Maestro weighed in with a trio of solo hits of his own, notably 'Model Girl'.
All these and many more are included on this compilation, which presents the very best of both The Crests and Maestro, across five different record labels between 1957-62, and features all their chart records.
This is the first time that this body of work has been thus assembled, while several of these sides are hard to find elsewhere on CD.
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Tommy Hunt
Dion
Various Artists
Various Artists
The Southlanders
The Edsels
The Duprees
Various Artists
