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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.
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 ...
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. [2]
- Janey Roberts
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love. In 1956, the debut single, “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” was the first of five that came from The Teenagers, featuring Frankie Lymon’s album.
- I Want You to Be My Girl. In 1956 as the second single released from the Teenagers’ debut album, “I Want You to Be My Girl,” became a number three hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- I Promise to Remember. On the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, “I Promise to Remember” became a number ten hit in 1956, as well as charting at number fifty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.
- Who Can Explain It? “Who Can Explain It?” was on the B-side of the forty-five record that pulled off a rarity. As a hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, it charted higher at number seven than the hit single that was recorded on the A-side, which is the song listed immediately after this one.
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were five kids from Washington Heights, just north of Harlem. They sang doo-wop under the streetlight on the corner of 165th and Amsterdam. They were discovered by...
Dec 2, 2018 · Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers began in 1954 as a singing group founded at Edward W. Stitt Junior High School in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan (New York City, New York) by second tenor Jimmy Merchant and bass Sherman Garnes. They initially called themselves the Earth Angels.
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Jul 12, 2020 · In "A Teenager's Dream: Why Do Fools Fall in Love: Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers," Jimmy Merchant, one of the original members of the iconic band, takes readers on an emotional journey...
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