- The Crests were an American doo-wop group that was active in the 1950s and 1960s.
- The group consisted of four members: lead singer Johnny Maestro, falsetto Harold Torres, bass singer Patricia Van Dross, and tenor Talmadge "Little Moe" Gough.
- In the early 1960s, the Crests came up with the idea for a song called "Step by Step".
- The song was written by Maestro, Torres, and Van Dross.
Step 2: The Crests recorded a demo of the song.
- The Crests recorded a demo of "Step by Step" in a small recording studio in New York City.
- The demo was produced by Luther Dixon, who was a well-known record producer at the time.
- The Crests were very pleased with the way the demo turned out, and they decided to send it to a few record companies.
Step 3: The demo was sent to several record companies.
- The Crests sent the demo of "Step by Step" to several record companies, including Vee-Jay Records, Mercury Records, and Roulette Records.
- Vee-Jay Records was the first record company to offer the Crests a recording contract for the song.
- The Crests signed with Vee-Jay Records, and they began working on the final recording of "Step by Step".
Step 4: The Crests recorded the final version of the song.
- The Crests recorded the final version of "Step by Step" in a larger recording studio in New York City.
- The song was produced by Leiber and Stoller, who were two of the most successful record producers of the time.
- The final recording of "Step by Step" was released in 1961, and it quickly became a hit.
Step 5: "Step by Step" became a hit.
- "Step by Step" was a huge hit for the Crests, and it reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The song was also a big hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Step by Step" became one of the Crests' signature songs, and it helped to make them one of the most popular doo-wop groups of the 1960s.