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Frankie Lymon
  • Birth Name:
    Franklin Joseph Lymon
  • Nickname:
    The Golden Throat
  • Date of Birth:
    September 30, 1942
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Libra
  • Place of Birth:
    Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Place of Death:
    Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
  • Date of Death:
    February 27, 1968
  • Cause of Death:
    Heroin Overdose
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

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  • Spouse:
    Zola Taylor
    Elizabeth Waters
    Emira Eagle

Career

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Trivia

Frankie Lymon
  • Started singing at age 13.
  • Wrote "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" in 1955.
  • He had a soprano singing voice.
  • He used to be in a band called the Teenagers but they broke up in 1957.
  • Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) in 1993.
  • He was polygamist and allegedly never filed divorce on any of his wives and remained married to three women up to his death.
  • Brother of lead singer of The Teenchords' Louis Lymon, with whom he sang his final hit, "Goody, Goody" in a special duet at the Apollo.
  • While on a guest appearance on a talk show, he was asked what his favorite style of music was, to which he replied "hot Jazz", surprising his rock'n'roll fans everywhere.
  • Is portrayed by LeRoy D. Brazile in Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999) (TV).
  • The 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) starring Halle Berry depicts the legal battle that his three wives fight against one another for his money after his death.

Filmography

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