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  Quote from Johnny's Wife Grace: Love it!! Beautifully done!!! The girl singing in the background sounds like a young Ronnie Spector..:) Good Luck with this Chad. You have my blessings that it goes well for you..
  
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  Les Cauchi who performs as The Brooklyn Bridge as well as a former member of The Del Satins gave his blessing on this project as well.
  
  
  Created by Chad Siniscalchi, this project was a collaboration of Artists who donated hours of time for the memory of the legend of Johnny Maestro.
  Johnny Maestro, who fronted the rock-and-roll and doo-wop band Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge, passed away at the age of 70 on March 24, 2010
  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 battle with cancer. He was 70.
  A distinctive and highly respected vocalist both among his peers and fans of early rock ‘n' roll, Maestro spent his life in the music business, scoring hits as lead singer of the Crests in the 1950s and then the Brooklyn Bridge a decade later.
  He continued performing live shows with the Brooklyn Bridge until he was diagnosed several months ago with an invasive cancer.
  The Crests were best known for "Sixteen Candles," which peaked at No. 2 on the national charts and later lent its name to a John Hughes movie in which Hughes used a later Stray Cats version of the title song.
  "Sixteen Candles" was originally written as "21 Candles," but the number was downsized on the theory that "16" would better reflect the rock 'n' roll demographic.
  The Crests followed with a number of catchy uptempo hits, including "Trouble In Paradise," "The Angels Listened In" and "Step By Step" – though many R&B aficionados today favor their lesser-known early classic ballads like "Sweetest One" and "No One To Love."
  Maestro, who was born Johnny Mastrangelo on May 7, 1939 and grew up on Mulberry St., broke off in 1961 for a solo career that went nowhere. Then in 1968 he formed the Brooklyn Bridge, whose swelling instrumental and vocal sound scored a No. 3 hit in early 1969 with "The Worst That Could Happen."
  The Bridge also had some lesser hits, including "Blessed Is the Rain" and "Welcome Me Love."
  While Maestro had one of the strongest and most distinctive voices in early rock ‘n' roll, he was not a flamboyant personality and didn't seek the spotlight off-stage. ... more
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