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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.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_TeenagersThe Teenagers - Wikipedia

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   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.

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   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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   Who are Frankie Lymon & the teenagers?

   • Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic! 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.

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   Why did Frankie Lymon leave the teenagers?

   • By 1957, the group was being billed as " Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers ". This caused in-fighting, and by September, Goldner had pulled Lymon out of the group to record solo. Lymon had little success as a solo artist. He became a heroin addict at the age of 15 and his sales dropped quickly in the early 1960s.

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   When did Frankie Lymon & the teenagers break up?

   • With the release of "I Want You To Be My Girl", the group's second single, The Teenagers became Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. However, the album that mostly compiled the singles released in 1956 came out under the older name: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon . In early 1957, Lymon and the Teenagers broke up while on a tour in Europe.

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   Did Frankie Lymon spit out the teenagers?

   • But like so many boy bands and teen idols to follow, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were far from innocent, and when the music industry chewed them up and spit them back out, everything started to unravel quickly. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' best known songs: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" "Who Can Explain?"

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   Who is Frankie Lymon?

   • A performance at Edward W. Stitt Junior High School got the attention of 12-year-old Frankie Lymon, there to play bongos in his brothers' mambo band. His seemingly innocent falsetto was a perfect fit, and he was soon singing with the group -- but not always as lead.

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   How did Frankie Lymon die?

   • Lymon continued to make records, as did the Teenagers but neither his solo career nor the Teenagers’ career ever matched their early success in 1956. On February 27, 1968, Frankie Lymon was found dead of a heroin overdose in his grandmother’s New York City apartment bathroom floor. He was only 25 years old.

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › teen-idol-frankieTeen Idol Frankie Lymon's Tragic Rise and Fall Tells the ...

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   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...

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   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 ...

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   Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Frankie Lane Show 1956) 1984dreaming. 870 subscribers.

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10. www.liveabout.com › frankie-lymon-and-theDoo-Wop's Boy Band: Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - LiveAbout

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    May 24, 2019 · Learn about the first rock and roll group of teenagers, led by the falsetto voice of Frankie Lymon. Discover their hits, controversies, and legacy in R&B, doo-wop, and pop music.