The Teenagers
(Dialihkan dari The teenagers)
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 | |
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| Nama lain | The Coup De Villes, The Earth Angels, The Ermines, The Premiers, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers |
| Asal |  Harlem, New York City, New York, Amerika Serikat |
| Genre | R&B, doo-wop, rock and roll |
| Tahun aktif | 1954–sekarang |
| Label | Gee, End |
| Situs web | www |
| Anggota | Herman Santiago Jimmy Merchant Timothy Wilson |
| Mantan anggota | Frankie Lymon Jimmy Castro Joe Negroni Sherman Garnes Billy Lobrano Howard Kenny Bobo Johnny Houston Bobby Jay Lewis Lymon Pearl McKinnon Dickie Harmon |
Diskografi
suntingSingel
sunting- 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"
Album
sunting- 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]
Film
sunting- Rock, Rock, Rock, 1956, dengan Chuck Berry, the Moonglows, dan the Flamingos.
Referensi
sunting- 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.