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Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers waren eine R&B-Gesangsband der 1950er Jahre aus New York, die ihren Namen der Tatsache verdankt, dass alle fünf Mitglieder in der kurzen Zeit des Bestehens der Band zwischen 13 und 16 Jahren alt waren. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Bandgeschichte. 2 Diskografie. 2.1 Singles. 2.2 EPs. 3 Einzelnachweise. 4 Literatur. 5 Weblinks.
Franklin Joseph 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 doo-wop group The Teenagers. The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to mid-teens. The original lineup of ...
The Teenagers were an American music group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young Frankie Lymon as lead singer, is also noted for being rock's first all-teenaged act. [2]
Frankie Lymon (* 30. September 1942 in New York City; † 27. Februar 1968 ebenda) war ein Rock-’n’-Roll- und Doo-Wop-Sänger, der vor allem als Frontman der Gruppe The Teenagers bekannt wurde.
The prepubescent soprano of 13-year-old lead singer Lymon, sounding innocent and girlish, represented one of the most appealing sounds in early rock and roll, and many later pop groups would feature a preteen male lead, most notably the Jackson 5.
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...
Frankie Lymon has been called the "father" of the girl group sound. He was a direct influence on Arlene Smith of the Chantels, Little Anthony and the Imperials, and the Isley Brothers, all who recorded for George Goldner. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
