I can see the light of a little town where the stars shine bright and the moon never frowns where a man can find peace and get all he. Seabreeze frankie lymon rare track, from the midlate 60s. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Lymon was born in harlem, new york on september 30, 1942 to jeanette and howard lymon. Franklin joseph frankie lymon september 30, 1942 february 28, 1968 was an african american rock and rollrhythm and blues singer, best known as the boy soprano lead. The tragic story behind a mountain goats lyric mtv. Recorded january 10, 1968, the month before he died, broke and with only a heroine needle by his side.
The group, which made its most popular recordings with young frankie lymon as lead singer, is also noted for being rocks first allteenaged act. Youre going to hear a song or two you like, though, and the series is budgetpriced, so its a tradeoff. I can see the lights of a little town where the stars shine brights, and the moon never frowns where a man can find peace, and get all he ne. Frankie lymon was a star at, washed up at 16, a drug addict at 17, and dead at 25. Frankie lymon 19421968 and the teenagers were a new york doo wop group consisting of joe negroni, herman santiago, jimmy merchant, and sherman garnes, but centered around the extraordinary talents read full biography. Mysteries n scandals frankie lymon part 2 of 2 duration. As a solo artist, lymon was not nearly as successful as he was with the teenagers. If all that i owned was a rainbow id share that rainbow with you. Lymon moved into his wifes home and continued to perform sporadically. Seabreeze is a device driver library that provides an interface to select ocean optics spectrometers. His father, an amateur singer, sang with a church group and soon had his young sons, howard, jr. This set shows the versality of frankie lymons musical choices from broadway to folk to pop which include johnny mercergoodygoody lyrics leonard bernstein, rodgers and hart, rodgers and hammerstein, etc. Jan 30, 2008 boyz ii men induct frankie lymon and the teenagers into the rock and roll hall of fame duration. Franklin joseph frankie lymon september 30, 1942 february 28, 1968 was an african american rock and rollrhythm.
Frankie lymon seabreeze from the cd the lost tapes. Feature article in loving memory history books black history michael jackson vintage photos movie tv husband hollywood. Franklin joseph lymon was an american rock and rollrhythm and blues singer and songwriter. This song was the last song frankie recorded before his untimely death from a heroin overdose. Frankie lymon was born in new york city on september 30, 1942. The group included five boys, all in their early to mid teens. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Dec 07, 2012 lymon had officially departed from the group by september 1957. This snapshot of jeanette lymons life was captured by the 1940 u. Frankie and his brothers lewis and howie sang with the harlemaire juniors a fourth brother, timmy, was a singer, though not with the harlemaire juniors. To honor him tonight, i performed a song entitled seabreeze by rock n roll pioneer frankie lymon. Frankie lymon biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Contains all recordings of frankie lymon and even some without him from 1955 to 1977. In 1940, she was 22 years old and lived in hackensack, new jersey, with her husband, howard. Frankie lyman and his all stars im sorry sea breeze. Frankie and his brothers lewis and howie sang with the harlemaire juniors a fourth brother, timmy, was a singer, though not. This came off a cd of mostly unreleased tracks from late in his career and his life. The stylistics were one of the most wellknown philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. In early 1957, lymon and the teenagers split apart while on a tour of europe. The teenagers are an american doo wop group, most noted for being one of rock musics earliest successes, presented to international audiences by dj alan freed. We met at a dance, walked hand in hand into the night, in this wonderland i know, now i know, thats the creation of love we kissed once, or twice.
Franklin joseph lymon september 30, 194256 february 27, 19687, known professionally as frankie lymon, was an american rock and rollrhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the new york citybased early rock and roll. An album, the teenagers featuring frankie lymon, was issued in december 1956. Music profile for frankie lymon, born 30 september 1942. Franklin joseph lymon september 30, 194256 february 27, 19687, known professionally as frankie lymon, was an american rock and rollrhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the new york citybased early rock and roll group the teenagers. Yeah baby, you call the police and tell them we got two imposters up here running a scam because im ms. Im sorry and seabreeze, the two songs lymon had recorded for big apple before his death, were.
Here, fans can discuss anything about frankies life and. Lil herb pays homage to frankie lymon with his newest release. 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. This set includes all of his recordings for the geeroulette labels, recorded between 1955 and 1968 and, of course, includes his great hits why do fools fall in love, the.
Why do birds sing so gay and lovers await the break of day why do they fall in love. Why do fools fall in love is a 1998 american romantic drama film directed by gregory nava. I can see the light of a little town where the stars shine bright and the moon never frowns where a man can find peace and get all he needs. Opensource crossplatform spectrometer device driver. The track runs 1,240 feet long, reaches a height of 31 feet, offers a unique collection of dips and hills. Frankie lymon and the teenagers herman santiago mtv. Nov 30, 2012 frankie lymon little bitty pretty one duration. Frankie lymon was born on september 1942 in harlem, new york the lymon family struggled to make ends meet so frankie began working at a. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just added archive links to one external link on frankie lymon. This is a fan page dedicated to singer frankie lymon.
Aug 24, 2012 seabreeze frankie lymon rare track, from the midlate 60s. Their greatest recordings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Formed in 1968, they comprised lead russell thompkins, jr. This set shows the versality of frankie lymon s musical choices from broadway to folk to pop which include johnny mercergoodygoody lyrics leonard bernstein, rodgers and hart, rodgers and hammerstein, etc. His gee recordings caught the spirit of rock n roll as music made by and for teenagers. Join facebook to connect with frankie lymon and others you may know. Boyz ii men induct frankie lymon and the teenagers into the rock and roll hall of fame duration. Albums include american graffiti, why do fools fall in love please be mine, and the doo wop box. Frankie lymon and the teenagers were a new york doo wop group consisting of joe negroni, herman santiago, jimmy merchant, and sherman garnes, but centered around the extraordinary talents of their lead singer, in 1955, yearold frankie lymon franklin joseph lymon, september 30, 1942 february 27, 1968. Created by the long family in 1962, this custommade seabreeze original is a unique combination of wood structure and tubular steel track. Both also sang in the gospel group the harlemaires. With its runaway thrills and quirky curves, the bobsleds is a favorite among coaster fans. The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to midteens.