Frankie Lymon

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 Teenagers’ first single, 1956’s “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”, was also its biggest hit.  His life was dramatized in the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall In Love.  (More from Wikipedia)