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The song got the Teenagers an audition with George Goldner's Gee Records, but Santiago was too sick to sing lead on the day of the audition. Lymon sang the lead on "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" instead, and the group was signed to Gee as The Teenagers, with Lymon as lead singer. [4] "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" was the Teenagers' first and biggest ...
The Teenagers placed two other singles in the lower half of the pop chart. With the release of "I Want You To Be My Girl", the group's second single, the Teenagers became Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. However, the album that mostly compiled the singles released in 1956 came out under the older name: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon.
Herman Santiago (born February 18, 1941) is a Puerto Rican [1] rock and roll pioneer and songwriter who was previously a member of the vocal group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. He (disputedly) co-wrote the group's iconic hit " Why Do Fools Fall in Love ".
In 1957, Frankie Lymon, upon the urging of Goldner, left "the Teenagers" and went solo. Eventually, the group broke up. Santiago tried to reunite "the Teenagers" in the 1970s and 1980s, in ill–fated comeback attempts. On February 27, 1968, Lymon was found dead on the floor of his grandmother's bathroom from a heroin overdose.
It was released in November 1956 in the US [2] and February 1957 in the UK, [3] and is the last song featured on the 1956 album The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon. [4] An 18-second audio sample of "I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent" that demonstrates Frankie Lymon's memorable opening line which he utters "no" 19 times.
The fourth teenager involved in a crash with a stolen car late last month has died from his injuries. Tarez Lee Matthew Williams, 18, was hospitalized in critical condition until May 31, when he ...
On February 26, 1977, Garnes died of a heart attack; he was only 36 years old. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Teenagers. Garnes was 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and had a size 13 shoe. [4] He had a daughter named Leslie Garnes Carlisle (Moguel). [5]
A man was charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a crash in Parma that killed a 2023 graduate of Spencerport High School early Sunday morning.. Maria K. Eichas, 18, of Spencerport ...