Name: The Best Of The Crests Featuring Johnny Mastro: 16 Fabulous Hits
Brand: The Crests

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

OVCD389

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-09-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

816651019076

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Crests

Genre GB

Rockabilly / 50s Rock 'n' Roll

Label GB

Omnivore

Though there were other integrated '50s vocal groups, The Crests demonstrated that musical and racial harmony went hand in hand. 

Several integrated 1950s vocal groups preceded them, notably The Meadowlarks and Dell-Vikings, but this young quartet from the lower East Side of Manhattan took the concept to the ultimate. Powerhouse lead singer John Mastrangelow (shortened to Mastro and then Maestro), born May 7, 1939 and of Italian-American ancestry, was joined by African American first tenor Talmadge “Tommy” Gough and bass singer J.T. Carter and second tenor Harold “Chico” Torres, who was of Puerto Rican descent. They found heavenly unity by crooning sweet doo-wop.” The Crests were discovered singing in the subway, signed to Joyce Records and their debut single, <i>Sweetest One</i> charted nationally. 

The Best Of The Crests Featuring Johnny Mastro: 16 Fabulous Hits

Music GB