Frankie Lymon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frankie Lymon

American singer

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1942

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1968

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Franklin Joseph "Frankie" 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 group The Teenagers.
The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to mid-teens.
The original lineup of the Teenagers, an integrated group, included three African-American members, Frankie Lymon, Jimmy Merchant, and Sherman Garnes; and two Puerto Rican members, Joe Negroni and Herman Santiago.
The Teenagers' first single, 1956's "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," was also its biggest hit.
After Lymon went solo in mid-1957, both his career and that of the Teenagers fell into decline.
He was found dead at the age of 25 on the floor of his grandmother's bathroom from a heroin overdose.
His life was dramatized in the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall In Love.