The Teenagers
The Teenagers | |
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The original five Teenagers; from left to right: Jimmy Merchant, Herman Santiago, Frankie Lymon, Joe Negroni and Sherman Garnes. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Coup De Villes, The Earth Angels, The Ermines, The Premiers, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers |
| Origin | Harlem, New York City, New York, United States |
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| Years active | 1954–2020 |
| Labels | Gee, Roulette, End |
| Past members | Frankie Lymon † Jimmy Castor † Joe Negroni † Sherman Garnes † Billy Lobrano † Johnny Houston Lewis Lymon † John Seda Derek Ventura Dickie Harmon Timothy Wilson Pearl McKinnon Phil Garrito Marilyn Byers Roz Morehead Eric Ward Thomas Lockhart
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The Teenagers were an American doo-wop 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 13-year-old Frankie Lymon as lead singer, is also noted for being rock's first all-teenaged act. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Frankie Lymon was the first teenage black pop star and led young black R&B artists (such as Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder) to hit the charts. In 1956, they released “Why Do Fools Fall In Love,” topping at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.