SINGER MAESTRO DEAD AT 70
THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN singer JOHNNY MAESTRO has lost his battle wit h cancer at the age of 70.
The rocker and doo-wop vocalist passed away in Florida late on Wednesda y (24Mar10).
Maestro, real name John Mastrangelo, enjoyed a lengthy career that bega n as a singer with The Crests, one of the music industry’s first interrac ial bands, in the 1950s. They enjoyed a big hit in 1958 with 16 Candles a nd he went on to form Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge after joinin g forces with local New York band The Del-Satins and another group, The R hythm Method.
Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge tasted big success with their si ngle The Worst That Could Happen, as well as other songs Blessed is the R ain, You’ll Never Walk Alone and Welcome Me Love.
Paying tribute to the late star, Maestro’s former Brooklyn Bridge bandm ate Les Cauchi says, "He’s considered one of the premier vocalists in roc k ‘n’ roll - and one of the nicest, most sincere perfectionists in music.
" The singer last performed in January (10) when he took to the stage wit h The Brooklyn Bridge members in Connecticut as part of The Ultimate Doo- Wop Party event.
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