johnny maestro dead
johnny maestro dead. By Chris, Zada News Thursday March 25th 2010. After making a name for himself as lead singer of the Crests, vocalist Johnny Maestro formed Brooklyn Bridge in 1967 and scored a gold record the next year on Buddah Johnny Maestro Dead, Johnny Maestro has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 70. The singer, who is most well-known for the hit he recorded “Sixteen Candles” with his band The Crests, died late Wednesday night in Florida. Doo-Wop Singer, Johnny Maestro Dead at 70. Doo-wop singer Johnny Maestro has died after a lengthy battle with Cancer. Maestro, who penned the 1958 doo-wop hit "16 Candles," was a member of the first interracial musical group,