Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

USA, 1954–1957

The template for the teen vocal group — 13-year-old Frankie Lymon's soaring soprano on 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love' (1956) launched a thousand imitators and the whole youth-pop era.

Influenced

• The Ronettes
• The Beach Boys
• The Chantels
• Dion
• The Miracles
• The Shirelles
• The Jackson 5
• Smokey Robinson