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Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

Led by Lymon's sparkling, boyish voice, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers sang their way into pop superstardom.

Their single "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" was a defining moment in doo-wop history. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' youthful personae and pure vocals predicted Sixties prodigies like Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. More on rockhall.com...

Books

All Roots Lead to Rock by Colin Escott
Call Number: ML3534 .A455 1999
ISBN: 9780028648668
Publication Date: 1999-03-01
The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll by Richard Havers; Richard Evans
Call Number: ML3534.3 H38 2010
ISBN: 9780785826255
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
Only the Good Die Young by Jason Draper; Jim Driscoll
Call Number: ML400 .D73 2012
ISBN: 9780857753946
Publication Date: 2012-09-15

Articles

This article is available in the Free section of the database Rock's Back Pages.

Ebony feature on Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
Bill Millar, Soul Music Monthly, March 1967
Rock for Sale
Michael Lydon, Ramparts, 1969

Google Books

The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll

Spotify Playlist

Audio

Rock 'n roll by Frankie. Lymon
Call Number: VIN LYMO ROCK 196?
Street corner symphonies : the complete story of doo wop. Volume 8, 1956
Call Number: CD VAR STRE-C 2012 v.8
Street corner symphonies : the complete story of doo wop. Volume 7, 1955.
Call Number: CD VAR STRE-C 2012 v.7

Interviews

Archival Resources

Artist Files

Michael Ochs Collection

Photographs

Performances

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