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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frankie_LymonFrankie Lymon - Wikipedia

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

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   Truth is, Frankie Lymon grew up too fast in every way imaginable. “I never was a child, although I was billed in every theater and auditorium where I appeared as a child star,” Lymon told Art ...

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4. www.goldradiouk.com › features › frankie-lymon-lifeFrankie Lymon facts: Life, and tragic death of The Teenagers ...

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   Sep 28, 2022 · Frankie's legacy was cemented with the 1998 biopic called (of course) Why Do Fools Fall in Love, which starred Larenz Tate as Frankie Lymon, Halle Berry as Zola Taylor, Vivica A. Fox as Elizabeth Waters and Lela Rochon as Emira Eagle. The Teenagers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Frankie Lymon was the leader of the ...

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6. face2faceafrica.com › article › a-junkie-with-anThe tragic tale of teen idol Frankie Lymon who died from ...

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   Jun 5, 2020 · Frankie Lymon who could sing like an angel but was a troubled soul influenced Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Len Barry and Michael Jackson as well as a host of other singers. Last Edited by: Mildred ...

7. www.britannica.com › topic › Frankie-Lymon-and-theFrankie Lymon and the Teenagers | Members, Songs & Rock Music

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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 ...

8. www.youtube.com › watchFrankie Lymon "Goody Goody" on The Ed Sullivan Show - YouTube

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   Jan 19, 2021 · Frankie Lymon "Goody Goody" on The Ed Sullivan Show on August 4, 1957. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe Watch Mo...

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   Was Frankie Lymon a shooting star?

   • A shooting star! 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 something, but no one was quite sure what. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were five kids from Washington Heights, just north of Harlem.

   Teen Idol Frankie Lymon's Tragic Rise and Fall Tells the Truth About

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   Who were Frankie Lymon & the teenagers?

   • 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 the Valentines’ lead singer Richie Barrett while the kids were rehearsing in an apartment house.

   Teen Idol Frankie Lymon's Tragic Rise and Fall Tells the Truth About

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   Does Frankie Lymon still play?

   • Currently touring as Frankie Lymon's Legendary Teenagers or The Legendary Teenagers, the group still plays today with the current lineup being Herman Santiago, Bobby Jay, Terry King and Terrance Farward. Was Frankie Lymon married? Frankie Lymon and DJ Murray The K Kauffman. Picture: Getty Images

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   Who was Frankie Lymon?

   • It was 1956. Overnight, Frankie Lymon was the hottest singer in America, off on a world tour. He was 13 years old. That made him the first black teenage pop star, a gap-toothed, baby-faced, angel-voiced paragon of show business ambition, and a camera-ready avatar of America’s new postwar youth movement.

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10. www.blackpast.org › african-american-historyFrankie Lymon and The Teenagers (1954-1957) - Blackpast

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    Dec 2, 2018 · Learn about the first black teenage pop star and his doo-wop group that had hits like "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and "I Want You to Be My Girl". Find out how they rose to fame, faced challenges, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.