J T Carter

J. T. Carter(1941-) is bass singer and founder the Doo-Wop group The Crests. Carter was one of three children born to farmers in Plains, GA. When he was 3, his family moved to Jersey City, N.J. At age 7, his family moved again, this time to the the east side of NYC. During junior high/high school, he met Patricia Van Dross, Johnny Maestro, Talmadge Gough, and Harold Torres (2). The quintet started singing together, and soon started to perform locally. After being heard by the wife of orchestra leader Al Browne, the group began recording with Browne's orchestra on the Joyce (2) label, then on Coed.