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Herman Santiago (born February 18, 1941) is a Puerto Rican rock and roll pioneer and songwriter who was previously a member of the vocal group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. He (disputedly) co-wrote the group's iconic hit " Why Do Fools Fall in Love ".
Eventually, Garnes and Merchant had added lead singer Herman Santiago and baritone Joe Negroni to their lineup and evolved into The Coupe De Villes. In 1954, 12-year-old Frankie Lymon joined the Coupe De Villes, who changed their name to first the Ermines and later the Premiers.
Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (January 13, 1993) The Teenagers are an American music group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes...
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Feb 17, 2000 · Herman Santiago, tenor vocalist for '50s doo-wop/R&B hitmakers Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, made music history in 1992 when he and fellow group member and co-writer Jimmy Merchant were...
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. (L-R) Jimmy Merchant, Herman Santiago, Joe Negroni, Sherman Gaines. Bottom: Frankie Lymon. As lead vocalist with the Teenagers, Frankie Lymon became the first black teenage singing idol. The group's success inspired the formation of a number of youthful black vocal groups, from the Students in the late '50s to ...
That group was short-lived, but the two black teens were not discouraged and they were soon talking with two neighborhood Puerto Ricans, Herman Santiago (first tenor) and Joe Negroni (baritone), whom Sherman had met. A fateful meeting on 164th Street (where Sherman lived) led to the foursome calling themselves the Coupe De Villes.
Mar 30, 1988 · Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago, the two surviving members of the original Teenagers (Sherman Garnes, the inventive bass, and Joe Negroni were the others), say they wrote "Why Do Fools...
