Johnny Mastrangelo was once the front man for the Crests (“16 Candles” the song, not the movie). A former bandmate was Patricia Vandross, Luther’s sister. They appeared on Ed Sullivan, who mangled his name into Johnny Maestro - it stuck. He then became part of an 11-person band; their managers said it would be easier to sell the Brooklyn Bridge than to book their act. That stuck, too. This was a note-for-note cover of a Jimmy Webb song first done by the 5th Dimension as an album cut. Johnny passed away in 2010. Great set of pipes, and I miss him.
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