The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #87341 Message #1629880
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
18-Dec-05 - 06:17 AM
Thread Name: Greatest Doo-Wop Performance
Subject: RE: Greatest Doo-Wop Performance
I'll see if I can find a site for you, Pauline... or maybe someone else knows one.
Here's an interesting story about the Crests.
When the Crests first formed, they were about as integrated a group as you could imagine. They were four guys and a girl. Two guys were black, one was Puerto Rican and one Italian (Johnny Mastrangelo,) and the girl was black. As they started to gain popularity, the black girl's Mother wouldn't let her tour with four guys and she had to drop out of the group. The black girl's name was Pat Van Dross. She had a younger brother who would have made an interesting replacement, but he was a little too young to join the group. He did alright though. When he got older he went out on his own. His name was Luther. Luther Van Dross.