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Franklin Joseph Lymon (January 16, 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.
So when they found Frankie Lymon dead at the age of 25 one February morning in 1968, in the same apartment building where he’d grown up, it was the end of something and the beginning of...
Jun 5, 2020 · Frankie Lymon was America’s first black teenage pop star but by 1968, aged a mere 25 years, he was found dead from a heroin overdose in the same apartment building where he’d grown up. Lymon’s...
Sep 28, 2022 · Frankie Lymon was the leader of the first all-teen hit rock 'n' roll band The Teenagers but his short life spiralled into tragedy.
Feb 27, 2018 · (Tuesday, February 27, 1968, Lymon’s body was discovered in the morning EST) — Frankie Lymon, the 25-year-old rock ‘n’ roll singer who popularized “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” and “Goody Goody,” was found dead today of a heroin overdose in the apartment of his grandmother in the Harlem section of New York City.
Franklin Joseph Lymon, known professionally as Frankie Lymon, was a rock ‘n roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the soprano lead singer of the New York City based rock ‘n roll group The Teenagers.
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Apr 14, 2019 · Lymon, known for being the lead vocalist of the world-wide popular rock group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, died less than a year later on Feb. 27, 1968, at age 25 in New York City, reportedly of a heroin overdose.
Apr 19, 2019 · AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Funeral services have been held for the widow of '50s rock star Frankie Lymon. Family and friends said goodbye Friday to Emira Eagle Lymon Bryant, who died April 13.
Sep 30, 2012 · Just as Frankie Lymon found success young, he died young as well – he was just 25 when he overdosed on heroin. Today would have been his 70th birthday, though it’s hard to imagine one of the...
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