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Billy Lobrano, as the group's first white member, made them more racially mixed, now with two black, one white, and two Hispanic members. The group had little success with Lobrano, and he left. Sherman Garnes died of a heart attack in 1977, while Joe Negroni died a year later due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
It took them until November 12 to get back into the studio with a new lead singer. Some girls that they knew had told them about a white kid named Billy Lubrano (although he usually spelled it "Lobrano"), who attended Forest Hills High School in Queens, and who could sing all their songs.
The Teenagers continued recording, bringing in new lead Billy Lobrano. Lobrano, as the group's first white member, made them even more racially mixed, now with two black, two Hispanic, and one white member. The group had little success with Lobrano, and he left in mid-1958.
Sunday, February 27, 2011. THE TEENAGERS featuring BILLY LOBRANO. In late 1957 white lead Billy Lobrano (second from left) was the first replacement for Frankie Lymon as lead singer of The Teenagers.with their new white member the group recorded... -Everything To Me/Flip Flop. Gee Records-1957.
Gee Records (1957)
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NEW YORK - 1958: Early rock and roll group "The Teenagers" pose for a portrait in 1958 in New York City, New York. This photo has been doctored because the lead singer that replaced Frankie Lymon in "The Teenagers", Billy Lobrano, was quickly replaced himself.
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