It’s a tribute to the mess Frankie Lymon left of his life that no filmmaker would touch it for 30 years. Lymon, sometimes called the first black teen idol, overdosed in 1968 at age 25. His death sets ...

One pop music icon died penniless in his grandmother’s house after overdosing on heroin in tragic circumstances. Frankie Lymon shot to fame when he was still a child, part of Frankie Lymon and the ...

It is, unfortunately, a recurring theme in popular music of the past. A guy writes a song -- or, at least, a guy starts to write a song, his group pitches in, and he finishes it. But who is credited ...

Zola Taylor, who broke gender barriers as the first female member of the 1950s R&B group The Platters and later became entangled in a public soap opera as one of three women claiming to be pop idol ...

The widow of 1950s pop star Frankie Lymon one of three wives whose court battle became the plot of a new movie is back in court to battle a record company. Emira Lymon charged in court yesterday that ...

“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” is a biographical film of the brief but intense life of rock ‘n’ roll singer Frankie Lymon, lead singer of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Lymon’s time with the band only ...

FRANKIE LYMON WAS ALL OF ABOUT 4 feet tall, 13 and a hopelessly impossible little star in 1956 when his childlike soprano began blaring from hot-rod radios across the land. Within two years, Frankie ...

Who would have thought thatG Herbo aka Lil' Herb listens to doo wop? His latest song, "Frankie Lymon," suggests that he's a fan of The Teenagers, the New York group led by Lymon. G Herbo aka Lil' Herb ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Funeral services have been held for the widow of '50s rock star Frankie Lymon. Family and friends said goodbye Friday to Emira Eagle Lymon Bryant, who died April 13. The Augusta ...