The Crests are an American doo-wop group, formed by bass vocalist J.T. Carter in the mid 1950s. The group had several Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s on Coed Records. Their most popular song, "16 Candles", rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1959 selling over one million copies and earning a gold disc status. [1] .

Sep 3, 2012 · Carter and Gough are now the original Crests' two surviving members. The Crests were inducted into the United in Group Harmony Association Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in...

J.T. Carter Original Founding Member of The Crests. 2,060 likes · 1 talking about this. Bookings for J.T. Carter contact EA Kroll Productions at: eakroll@eakrollproductions.com or 313-220-

Jan 3, 2014 · Carter these days is planning a TV program featuring live interviews, footage and jam sessions with the great performers from the 1950s and 1960s. "People still appreciate the old music,"...

Jan 10, 2016 · J.T. Carter founding member of The Crests performing at Cousin Brucie's Palisades Park Reunion III live on Sirius Radio at the Meadowlands Fair in June 2015. On stage are J.T Carter, Barry...

Mar 5, 2018 · J.T. Carter is the last surviving original member of THE CRESTS, the group he started back in 1954. The Crests "16 Candles," "The Angels Listened In," "Step By Step," "Trouble In...

JT Carter ~ The Crests were an American doo wop group, formed by bass vocalist J. T. Carter In the mid-1950s. Their most popular song, “16 Candles", rose to #2 on the Billboard hot 100 chart in 1959, selling over one million copies, earning a Gold Disc.

JT Carter Originator of the Legendary vocal group "The Crests". In 1958 JT created the top "40's" hit song "Sixteen Candles" - In 2004 "The Crests" along with JT were inducted into The Rock-n-Roll Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

JT Carter kept the band together and working steadily through the 1990’s. The current version of the Crests contains no original members. Their most popular song was “Sixteen Candles” which rose to number 2 on the Billboard charts in 1958.

JT Carter was the 1st African American to create an interracial vocal group in The United States. The group had several Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s on Coed Records, including “16 Candles,” “Six Nights a Week,” “The Angels Listened In,” “A Year Ago Tonight,” “Step By Step” and “Trouble in Paradise.”