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. This song, 16 Candles, is their most popular song and rose to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1959. It sold over one million copies and earned a gold disc status. The Crests were one of the earliest racially mixed doo wop groups, consisting of three Black members (one female), one Puerto Rican (Harold Torres), and one Italian-American. This single is in Very Good Plus condition.

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