The Teenagers adalah grup doo-wop terintegrasi Amerika Serikat yang berbasis di Harlem, New York City. Mereka menjadi yang terkenal saat menyanyikan lagu-lagu utamanya seperti singel hit tahun 1956 mereka, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love".

The Teenagers
Nama lainThe Coup De Villes, The Earth Angels, The Ermines, The Premiers, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
AsalAmerika Serikat Harlem, New York City, New York, Amerika Serikat
GenreR&B, doo-wop, rock and roll
Tahun aktif1954–sekarang
LabelGee, End
Situs webwww.thetokens.com www.tsimon.com/tokens.htm
AnggotaHerman Santiago
Jimmy Merchant
Timothy Wilson
Mantan anggotaFrankie Lymon
Jimmy Castro
Joe Negroni
Sherman Garnes
Billy Lobrano
Howard Kenny Bobo
Johnny Houston
Bobby Jay
Lewis Lymon
Pearl McKinnon
Dickie Harmon

Diskografi

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Singel

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Rilis Gee
  • 1956: "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" / "Please Be Mine" (sebagai "The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon")
  • 1956: "I Want You To Be My Girl" / "I'm Not A Know It All"
  • 1956: "I Promise To Remember" / "Who Can Explain"
  • 1956: "The ABC's Of Love" / "Share"
  • 1956: "I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent" / "Baby, Baby"
  • 1957: "Paper Castles" / "Teenage Love"
  • 1957: "Out In The Cold Again" / "Miracle In The Rain"
  • 1957: "Goody Goody" / "Creation Of Love"
  • 1956: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
  • 1957: "Flip-Flop" / "Everything To Me" (Gee)
  • 1958: "My Broken Heart" / "Momma Wanna Rock" (Roulette)
  • 1960: "Crying" / "Tonight's The Night" (End)
  • 1960: "Can You Tell Me?" / "A Little Wiser Now" (End)
  • 1961: "What's On Your Mind?" / "The Draw" (Joey & the Teenagers, Columbia)
  • 1986: "FRANKIE LYMON The Teenagers" (62 songs on 5 LPs/Booklet/Bonus 45, MURRAY HILL RECORDS & TAPES Collectors Series 000148)
  • [DHS|DHS]

Referensi

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  • Bennett, Joy (Desember 1998). "The Real Story of Why Do Fools Fall in Love - entertainer Frankie Lymon and his widow Emira Lymon". Ebony magazine.
  • "Doo Wop: Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers." The Entertainers We Love.
  • Fotentot, Robert. "Profile: Frankie Lymon & the Teenager." About.com.
  • Goldberg, Marv (2001). "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook: The Teenagers".
  • Grossman, Wendy (3 September 1998). "Widow of singer claims film phony." Augusta CHronicle.
  • Nava, Gregory, Andrews, Tina, and Hall, Paul (1998). Audio commentary track from Why Do Fools Fall in Love [DVD release]. Los Angeles: Warner Bros.