The Crests

Johnny Maestro, of The Crests, has died.



I've always liked Doo-Wop, even as a child, and before Delta Blues, Cool Jazz, R&B and Rockabilly (the 'early Rockabilly' as some would have it). I've always understood Doo-Wop to follow two distinct paths, black and white, and I've always preferred white as it has a rougher, less 'honeyed' feel which seems to convey more of it's urban working class origins. The Crests combined the nuances of black and white nicely and there is not one of their songs that I dislike, at least not of those I've heard.