The Crests featuring the Voice of Tommy Mara

As a kid, Tommy Marascuillo grew up singing Italian songs and as a teen, he discovered rock. Then, while working in his father’s pizza parlor in Queens, he discovered doo wop. He joined a group called “Bubba and the Bubbles” and a career was born. Tommy Marascuillo moved to Florida and became Tommy Mara. He became good friends with Johnny Maestro, the original lead singer of The Crests and eventually joined the group. After Maestro’s death in 2010, and with his blessing, Mara became lead singer for the Crests.


Mara is known both for his vocal prowess and his sense of humor. The shows are what you’d imagine it would be like if several hundred (or thousand) people were in his living room and he decided to entertain for a while. Jay Siegel of The Tokens said that Mara “is as comfortable on stage as he is in his own living room. He’s always positive, always makes us laugh and most importantly, he delivers on stage.”