Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon (1942-1968) 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, 13-year-old Frankie Lymon. Lymon was credited with their first big hit, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (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). 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 factions at the height of their success, and neither had a hit again. Lymon died from a drug overdose at age 26. 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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The Diamond Collection (Original Recordings)
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
R&B - Released by X Select Records on 27 Mar 2015
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Rock 'N' Roll
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 13 Sep 2013
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Why Do Fools Fall In Love? The Singles & Albums Collection 1956-61
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Soul - Released by ACROBAT on 5 Nov 2021
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 1 Aug 2013
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Frankie Lymon - Platinum Selection
R&B - Released by Retro Music Box on 24 Jul 2020
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Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers Vol. 2
R&B - Released by Giggling Gecko on 17 Feb 2020
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Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Love Is the Thing, Vol. 3
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Pop - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 9 Nov 2016
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Rock 'N Roll! (Remastered)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by RevOla on 30 Jul 2021
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Frankie Lymon - Gold Selection
Soul - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 24 Jul 2020
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Rock - Released by Putlabel on 4 Nov 2011
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Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Love Is the Thing, Vol. 1
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Pop - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 12 Oct 2016
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I Want You to Be My Girl
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 4 Jun 2013
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The ABCs of Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No 77)
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
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I Want You to Be My Girl (Billboard Hot 100 - No 13)
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
R&B - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
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Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 06)
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Alternative & Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Vol. 2
Soul - Released by Black Sheep Music on 14 Dec 2012
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Frankie Lymon - Vintage Sounds
R&B - Released by Retro Music Box on 2 Nov 2021
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Les idoles du rock 'n' roll : Frankie Lymon, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mpm on 31 Mar 2022
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Presenting Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Blues - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 17 Dec 1957
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Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers Vol. 1
R&B - Released by Giggling Gecko on 17 May 2018
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I'm Not a Juvenile Delingquent
Frankie Lymon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Rock - Released by Putlabel on 6 Dec 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo