Listen to albums and songs from frankie lymon and the teenagers. Babybaby, want to bring you babybaby, a wedding ring too babybaby, soon will be three, four, five, six stop. Frankie lymon and the teenagers were a new york doo wop group consisting of joe. Frankie lymon was born in new york city on september 30, 1942. Their greatest recordings by frankie lymon and the teenagers. Oh wah, oh wah, oh wah oh wah, oh wah, oh wah why do fools fall in love.
Frankie lymon the teenagers featuring frankie lymon album art. He was born in new york city in 1942, and attended edward w. The vocal group hall of fame frankie lymon and the teenagers. In musically chronicling the life of a teen legend, fool in love is a performance evening marking frankie lymons indelible imprint on american pop music. This is a fan page dedicated to singer frankie lymon. New york doowop group centered around the talent of its yearold.
Stitt junior high school in the washington heights. The teenagers first single, 1956s why do fools fall in love, was also their biggest hit. Listen to your favorite songs from frankie lymon and the teenagers, love is the thing, vol. Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doowop singer. A young teenage girl tuesday weld desperately tries to earn. Oct 26, 2016 listen to your favorite songs from frankie lymon and the teenagers, love is the thing, vol. Britt junior high school in new york citys washington heights district. Lymon soon left school and the group toured extensively. Frankie lymon and the teenagers were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1993 and into the vocal group hall of fame in 2000. Why do fools fall in love, i want you to be my girl both with the teenagers and goody goody as a soloist. New york doowop group centered around the talent of its yearold frontman and lead singer frankie lymon, the teenagers exerted an enormous influence on the early rock and roll and doowop scene, and hits such as im not a juvenile delinquent or why do fools fall in love. George goldner had been trying to convince lymon to go solo and after the success in great britain he agreed to do so. Frankie lymons songs stream online music songs listen.
Though the label of the 1957 single goody goody read frankie lymon and the teenagers, the harlem teens were nowhere to be found on the released recording. Lymon was born in harlem, new york on september 30, 1942 to jeanette and howard lymon. The teenagers along with lead singer frankie lymon, were a successful doowoprock and roll group in 195657, with why do fools fall in love being their biggest hit. I like music in general, no matter the era or genre.
It is frankie lymon s only real legacy, that two minutes and 15 seconds of doowop. The teenagers featuring frankie lymon internet archive. I love you, baby and i want you to be my girl well, come on, baby, lets go downtown run, jump, kid around i love you, baby and i want you to be my girl. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young frankie lymon as lead singer. Franklin joseph frankie lymon september 30, 1942 february 27, 1968 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 group the teenagers. Browse why do fools fall in love 1998 1080p yify movie. The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to midteens. For their second single, i want you to be my girl, the yearold boy wonder was given superior billing to the group. Teen idols fare the worst, and such was the fate of frankie lymon, who scored but three top 20 hits between february 1956 and the summer of 1957. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. With their use of high tenor, deep bass and soprano, and teenorientated lyrics, the teenagers boasted one.
Frankie lymon and the teenagers tom simon home page. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from frankie lymon at the discogs marketplace. As lead vocalist with the teenagers, frankie lymon became the first black teenage singing idol. Frankie lymon, herman santiago 3, jimmy merchant, joe negroni, major harris, sherman garnes. Here, fans can discuss anything about frankies life and. The groups sound influenced young singers such as ronnie bennett and diana ross, and served as a prototype for both the girl groups and the early motown. His father, an amateur singer, sang with a church group and soon had his young sons, howard, jr. Both also sang in the gospel group the harlemaires.
Inducted into rock and roll hall of fame in 1993 performer. See more ideas about rock and roll, 1950s rock and roll and fools fall in love. Their replacements were bobby jay and frankies brother lewis lymon, respectively. Listen to music from frankie lymon and the teenagers. The teenage years of frankie lymon by frankie lymon and the. Frankie lymon and the teenagers discography usa 45cat. It is frankie lymons only real legacy, that two minutes and 15 seconds of doowop. Frankie lymon and the teenagers began in 1954 as a singing group founded at edward w.
The teenagers are an american doo wop group, most noted for being one of rock musics earliest successes, presented to international audiences by dj alan freed. No, frankie lymon was part of a package which included george goldners production, spirited accompaniment from the jimmy wright orchestra, and, of course, the teenagers themselves, specially mr bassman, sherman garnes they used to practice in shermans hallway apparently. Frankie lymon and the teenagers albums and discography. Babybaby, when im near you babybaby, i go right to babybaby, heaven number seven. The teenagers featuring frankie lymon the teenagers featuring frankie lymon album, comp 3 versions. Frankie lymon and the teenagers frankie lymon had a falsetto voice and recorded a monster hit in the 50s with some friends. With their use of high tenor, deep bass and soprano, and teenorientated lyrics, the teenagers boasted one of the most distinctive sounds in 50s pop. Frankie lymon and the teenagers 19541957 blackpast. While in london, the teenagers recorded a second album frankie lymon and the teenagers at the london palladium. Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doowop singer frankie lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate. Frankie lymon and the teenagers were formed by a group of students at edward w. Frankie lymon 19421968 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, yearold frankie lymon.
Stitt junior high school where he helped to form a singing group called the premiers. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from frankie lymon and the teenagers. Murray hill records 000148,murray hill records 45001 format. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The groups success inspired the formation of a number of youthful black vocal groups, from the students in the 50s to the jackson five in the 60s. The teenagers featuring frankie lymon is the only album by the teenagers featuring frankie lymon and was released in 1956. This set shows the versality of frankie lymons musical choices from broadway to folk to pop which include johnny mercergoodygoody lyrics leonard bernstein, rodgers and hart, rodgers and hammerstein, etc. Frankie and his brothers lewis and howie sang with the harlemaire juniors a fourth brother, timmy, was a singer, though not with the harlemaire juniors. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. On alan freeds weekly television show in july lymon appeared solo. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young frankie lymon as lead singer, is also noted for being rocks first allteenaged act. This set shows the versality of frankie lymon s musical choices from broadway to folk to pop which include johnny mercergoodygoody lyrics leonard bernstein, rodgers and hart, rodgers and hammerstein, etc.
326 203 876 1163 1199 807 840 84 1585 1422 1274 948 1487 765 839 281 873 95 1452 190 1085 113 522 998 542 602 1361 1083 710 698 205 1310 1137 894 1195 451 30 1074