Frankie Lymon

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doo-wop musician human rock and roll musician

Frankie Lymon was an American rock and roll and doo-wop singer best known as the teenage lead vocalist of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, whose hit "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" became a landmark of 1950s popular music.

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Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf doo-wop musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
rock and roll musician ⓘ
associatedAct Little Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Teenagers NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Franklin Joseph Lymon NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Saint Raymond's Cemetery, The Bronx, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath heroin overdose ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-09-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-02-27 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Lymon NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre doo-wop ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
givenName Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfluenceOnGenre 1950s popular music ⓘ
heritage American of African descent ⓘ
influenced Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
rock and roll vocal groups ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Frankie Lymon NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent lead vocalist on 1956 hit Why Do Fools Fall in Love ⓘ
notableFor being teenage lead singer of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ⓘ
notableSong Goody Goody NERFINISHED ⓘ
I Want You to Be My Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ
I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Why Do Fools Fall in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Why Do Fools Fall in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Harlem, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Gee Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roulette Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emira Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zola Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalType tenor ⓘ
yearsActive 1954–1968 ⓘ

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Why Do Fools Fall in Love → mainSubject → Frankie Lymon ⓘ
Why Do Fools Fall in Love → characterInPlot → Frankie Lymon ⓘ
Roulette Records → notableArtist → Frankie Lymon ⓘ
Goody Goody → hasNotableRecording → Frankie Lymon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States → hasNotableBurial → Frankie Lymon ⓘ
subject surface form: Westview Cemetery