Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1956) | 1950s MUSIC

PART TWO; The tragic end of Frankie Lymon | Saînte Dallas

Frankie Lymon, a young black singer, made waves in early rock and roll. On The Dick Clark Show, he sang a hit song that impressed the crowd. But some women were surprised to find out he was black, showing the racial issues of that period. | Historyinmemes

A Short Sad Career On February 27, 1968, Frankie Lymon was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 25 on the floor of his grandmother's bathroom with a syringe by his side. Lymon, a Baptist, was buried at Catholic Saint Raymond's Cemetery in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, New York City, New York. "I'm Sorry" and "Seabreeze", the two songs Lymon had recorded for Big Apple before his death, were released later in 1968. Franklin Joseph Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968 Ame