Johnny Maestro

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Johnny Maestro (born May 7, 1939 in Franklin as John Peter Mastrangelo , † March 24, 2010 in Cape Coral ) was an American singer.

Life

Johnny Maestro was the singer of the American doo-wop vocal group The Crests in the 1950s . From 1960 he appeared as a soloist and had two hits in the upper echelons of the US charts. In 1968 he formed the band Brooklyn Bridge , with whom he recorded the song The Worst That Could Happend . In December 1968 he performed this song on the Ed Sullivan Show .

Johnny Maestro died of cancer on March 24, 2010 at the age of 70 .

Discography (singles)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1961 Model girl US20 (12 weeks)
US
What a surprise US33 (9 weeks)
US
Mr. Happiness US57 (5 weeks)
US

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nytimes.com: About Long Island; For Johnny Maestro, the Music Never Stopped , accessed August 22, 2012
  2. ↑ nytimes.com: Johnny Maestro, Brooklyn Bridge Singer, Dies at 70 , accessed August 22, 2012
  3. ↑ nydailynews.com: Johnny Maestro, Crests and Brooklyn Bridge singer, dies at age 70 of cancer  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on August 22, 2012@1@ 2Submission: Dead Link / articles.nydailynews.com  
  4. ↑ Chart sources: US
personal data
SURNAME Maestro, Johnny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mastrangelo, John Peter (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 2010
Place of death Cape Coral