found:African American National Biography, accessed March, 3, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Lymon, Frankie; Frank Joseph Lymon; rhythm and blues musician/singer, popular singer, soldier; born 30 September 1942 in New York, New York, United States; at 12 formed group, Harlemaires Jr.; Ermines or Premiers; recorded a single Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1955), which topped rhythm & blues chart, becoming number six on pop chart, selling two million records; recorded three more singles (1956); changed into Teenagers; toured United Kingdom (1957), Panama, Europe, made movie, had television appearances, performed for Great Britain's Princess Margaret in private audience; made solo recordings in London; recorded new single Goody, Goody (1957), reached number twenty on R&B charts; entered drug rehabilitation program; became the first international black teenage singing star inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1993) and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (2000); died 27 February 1967 in Harlem, New York, United States)
