Put Johnny Maestro In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

From what I was told you have to be first nominated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by people on the board. Once nominated, all those already inducted in the hall get a vote to approve that nomination. That is where the problem lies. Those people making the decision as to who to nominate are the ones that keeps on passing Johnny up.

New York City-born Johnny Maestro (born John Mastrangelo; May 7, 1939 - March 24, 2010) began his career in 1957 as the original lead singer of The Crests, one of the first interracial groups of the recording industry.[1][2] Patricia Van Dross, older sister to famed R&B singer Luther Vandross, sang with Johnny Maestro while The Crests were signed to the Joyce Record label. Before The Crests signed with Coed Records, Patricia left the group because her mother didn't want her 15-year old daughter touring with the older guys. After a regional hit with "My Juanita"/"Sweetest One" on the Joyce label, and two years of chart success on Coed Records with "16 Candles", "Six Nights A Week", "Step by Step", "The Angels Listened In", and "Trouble in Paradise", Maestro left The Crests for a solo career. Maestro was unable to reach his former chart heights with The Crests, but did have Top 40 hits with "What A Surprise" and "Model Girl" in 1961. (this was taken from Wikipedia) I heard in an interview that I Thank The Moon was being sang in the Smith Projects on Catherine Street on the Lower East Side.

After making a name for himself as lead singer of the Crests, vocalist Johnny Maestro formed Brooklyn Bridge in 1967 and scored a gold record the next year on Buddah with a cover of the Fifth Dimension's heartbroken "Worst That Could Happen." Brooklyn Bridge were an amalgam of Maestro, the Del Satins (the vocal group that backed Dion on many of his early-'60s solo hits), and a brassy outfit called the Rhythm Method. Brooklyn Bridge enjoyed several more hits in 1969 and 1970, and Maestro often performed on the oldies circuit during the decades to follow. He died of cancer at his home in Cape Coral, FL, in March 2010 at the age of 70

We have to thank Johnny Maestro for the many years he made us smile and sometimes made us cry. He brought romance to many couples. His music will live on for years to come. IT IS TIME TO PLACE HIM WHERE HE NEEDS AND DESERVES TO BE, THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.