On this day March 15th in 1968 a new, eleven piece band is formed when Johnny Maestro combines his Del-Satins vocal group with a New York area outfit called The Rhythm Method. When their manager, Betty Sperber, informs talent agent Dave Zahn of her latest signing, he replies, "Eleven pieces! Jesus Christ Betty! Tryin' to sell that will be like trying to sell The Brooklyn Bridge." And the name stuck. Johnny Maestro was the lead singer of another group you may remember called The Crest, one of the