FRANKIE LYMON DEAD OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE

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Former teen sensation Frankie Lymon of The Teenagers was found dead on(February 27, 1968)
The singer, 26, was found in the bathroom of his grandmother's apartment in Harlem.
Frankie Lymon's career goes back to 1955, when he formed his first group, after being inspired by the sounds of Doo-Wop singers on the streets of Harlem.
Together with his friend Herman Santiago, Lymon wrote a song titled "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," for their new group, The Teenagers.
The group signed with George Goldner's legendary Gee Records imprint and began a run of hits.
From 1955 until 1959, Frankie Lymon hit with songs like "The ABC's Of Love, "I Want You To Be My Girl," "Goody Goody" "Share," and "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent."
But his affair with heroin, which started at the age of 15, eventually derailed his career.
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@podracer1552 5 лет назад

Frankie Joseph Lymon

@cherylmaloney8841 8 лет назад

my heart always breaks for this young boy RIP Frankie I love you and no matter what you will always be in my heart and many other people's it is a waste such a waste

@djdatdude129 6 лет назад

He started heroin at 15 😦

@lozleo 8 лет назад

Wrong information. First, Lymon was 25 when he died in February 1968. He would have been 26 in September of that year. Second, he didn't form the group. The group was already performing in schools and dates by the time he joined in. In fact he was the last to join Santiago's group (Santiago was the lead singer before Lymon joined them).

@BillyKnockout 10 лет назад

Imagine what could have been . RIP Frankie

@1978dizzle6 5 лет назад

Frankie Lymon by several accounts was clean and sober; ready to record new music and then he's found dead. He was murdered!

@depaola63 9 лет назад

FL...was a true "PIONEER"...Thanks for YOUR mark you left on music Frankie Lymon!

@Kaklly1822 10 лет назад

He was so young he had such a short career and life smh but he was so talented

@meln5689 4 года назад

Whoever gave him heroin knew exactly what they were doing

@muffs55mercury61

So terribly sad. He had been reportedly clean for about a year and a half and then went back on it the day before he died. "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" will always be one of the great '50s classics. I never cared much for Diana Ross's 1981 remake. Theoretically he should be alive now as he would be just 81 which is quite reachable these days.

@antij1 10 лет назад

Another sad show business story.

@peterrosa5435 9 лет назад

so sad why do fools fall in love is my favorite song there are so many other people that can sing it but I like it when it comes from Frankie im 9 year old singer at mainstage Monday me and me and another singer Jamie sing why do fools fall in love

@Lisa-di1wi 7 лет назад

That is so sad. He was a very talented kid, and I like some of their songs. He joins Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon of the Who, Kurt Cobain, Sam Cooke, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Richie Valens, Aliyah, Otis Redding, Elvis,and Amy Whitehouse as one of the many rock stars who died at a very young age.

@jamiepark531 8 лет назад

Rest in Peace Frankie

@Fitzliputzli23 10 лет назад

I bet Father Jackson was a fan of this group when he was a teen. He created the Jackson Five to the blueprint of Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers.

@alexanderanthony 10 лет назад

RIP!!! ;(

@thomasprecha3149 6 лет назад

Second, Frankie did not write why do fools fall in love, Santiago wrote that song, and all of the songs for Frankie, Frankie was not a song writer he took the credit for the writing, he was only a great singer.

@stevenmoore855 7 лет назад

So sad very talented but gone way too young. How in the world did he have access to heroin at such a young age. Probably someone, a friend i bet, introduced him to that shit and he got hooked and couldn't stop.