Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the simmering racial tension ... and their song “16 Candles” peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is an ode to a girl on her 16th birthday ...

Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the simmering racial tension that would ... The Crests were another multiracial group, and their song “16 Candles” peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The ...