Johnny Maestro, the doo wop singer who led the group Brooklyn Bridge, died yesterday at the age of 70. His biggest hit was "16 Candles," when he was singing with The Crests in the 1950s. That was the jam.

The John Hughes remembrances keep rolling in! Tonight the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog brings us the story of the guy who lived in the house next door to Molly Ringwald's house in Sixteen Candles. Seriously, this is getting ridiculous.