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Franklin Joseph Lymon (September 30, 1942 [5] [6] – February 27, 1968 [7]) was an American rock and roll / rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City -based early rock and roll doo-wop group The Teenagers. The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to mid-teens.
The Teenagers were an American music group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young Frankie Lymon as lead singer, is also noted for being rock's first all-teenaged act.
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, American vocal group popular in the mid-1950s, prime exponents of the doo-wop vocal style. The members were Frankie Lymon (b. Sept. 30, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S.—d. Feb. 28, 1968, New York), Herman Santiago (b. Feb. 18, 1941, New York), Jimmy Merchant (b. Feb. 10, 1940, New York), Joe Negroni (b. Sept. 9 ...
Led by Lymon’s sparkling, boyish voice, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers sang their way into pop superstardom. Their single “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” was a defining moment in doo-wop history. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers’ youthful personae and pure vocals predicted Sixties prodigies like Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
A pesar del corto período de éxito, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers fue uno de los grupos de armonía vocal, rock and roll primerizo y rythm & blues más influyentes de la época. Lymon es considerado el antecesor directo del sonido y de la influencia que después utilizarían grupos como Ronnie Spector, Chantels El, Diana Ross, The Temptations ...
A biography of Frankie Lymon, the first black teenage pop star in 1956, who rose to fame with his hit song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" and died at 25 from a heroin overdose. Learn about his life, career, and legacy in the context of 1950s America and the rise of rock 'n' roll.
The Teenagers es un grupo estadounidense de estilo Doo-wop fundado en Nueva York en 1954. [1] Sus grabaciones más populares fueron realizadas con el cantante Frankie Lymon como vocalista principal.
