Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were a New York doo wop group consisting of… Read Full Bio ↴Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were a New York doo wop group consisting of Joe Negroni, Herman Santiago, Jimmy Merchant, and Sherman Garnes, but centered around the extraordinary talents of their lead singer, (in 1955, 13-year-old) Frankie Lymon (Franklin Joseph Lymon, September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968).
Lymon was credited with their first big hit, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, though in the early '90s, a federal judge ruled after a lengthy trial that Lymon hadn't written "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" -- another member of the Teenagers had. Nevertheless, his wise-beyond-his-years vocal and performing abilities not only made the Teenagers a group several notches above the competition but made Lymon the first black teenage pop star. Though only together for a brief 18-month period, Lymon & the Teenagers exerted an enormous influence, spawning several "kid" vocal groups and providing initial inspiration to Berry Gordy to model his entire Motown production approach around Lymon's original vocal style. Inexplicably, the group split into two fractions at the height of their success, and neither had a hit again. Lymon died from a drug overdose at age 25. Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Len Barry, and his principal protégé, Michael Jackson (whose early recordings with the Jackson 5 are virtual re-creations of the early Lymon sound, merely updated) all show the influence of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' groundbreaking work.
Lymon was credited with their first big hit, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, though in the early '90s, a federal judge ruled after a lengthy trial that Lymon hadn't written "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" -- another member of the Teenagers had. Nevertheless, his wise-beyond-his-years vocal and performing abilities not only made the Teenagers a group several notches above the competition but made Lymon the first black teenage pop star. Though only together for a brief 18-month period, Lymon & the Teenagers exerted an enormous influence, spawning several "kid" vocal groups and providing initial inspiration to Berry Gordy to model his entire Motown production approach around Lymon's original vocal style. Inexplicably, the group split into two fractions at the height of their success, and neither had a hit again. Lymon died from a drug overdose at age 25. Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Len Barry, and his principal protégé, Michael Jackson (whose early recordings with the Jackson 5 are virtual re-creations of the early Lymon sound, merely updated) all show the influence of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' groundbreaking work.
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Teenage Love
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers Lyrics
Baby Baby (Baby, baby, ta-ta-daa, ta-ta-daa) Baby-baby, how I want you…
Fortunate Fellow The moon was all aglow But heaven was in your eyes The…
Goody Goody So you met someone who set you back on your…
I Promise to Remember Oh, oh I promise to love you No matter what you do I…
I Want You to Be My Girl I love you baby and I want you to be…
Im Not a Juvenile Delinquent I'm not a juvenile delinquent No no no no no…
Im Not A Know It All I'm not a know-it-all, Don't know why the grass is tall. Don…
Out In the Cold Again The song that you sang so sweetly You called it our…
Teenage Love As I was going to school one day I met…
The Abc's of Love A- I´ll always want you B- Because my heart is true C-…
Why Do Fools Fall in Love Oh wah, oh wah, oh wah, oh wah, oh wah,…
You I got a gal who's always late Anytime we have a…