Frankie Lymon

Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000. A tribute to Lynne called Lynne Me Your Ears, was released in 2002, and featured two CDs full of artists performing Lynne/ELO songs, including Todd Rundgren, SWAG (featuring members of Wilco, The Mavericks and Cheap Trick), Sixpence None The Richer, Doug Powell, PFR, Fleming and John, The Balls of France (Jerry Chamberlain of Daniel Amos), Rick Altizer and others. The film Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a fictionalized version of his story, told from the point of view of three of his ex-wives jousting over royalties from the title song, which was released in a cover version by Diana Ross in the 1980s and became a hit all over again. A tour and DVD followed. Lymon died of a drug overdose in 1968. Lynne teamed up with ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy to reform ELO in 2001 for an album called Zoom. Federal Court ruled that Herman Santiago, an original member of the group, was the author of the song. In February of 1994, Lynne fulfilled a life long dream by working with the three surviving Beatles on their Anthology album series, and reunion tracks "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love".

In December 1992, the U.S. In 1990 he released the solo album "Armchair Theater". Lymon was credited as songwriter on "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", but his authorship was disputed. Lynne was born in Birmingham, UK. Neither Lymon's solo career nor the group's attempts to carry on were successful. Prior to Electric Light Orchestra Lynne was a member of The Move and Idle Race. After several hits, Lymon's manager attempted to turn him into a solo artist, leaving his old friends in the group behind. Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a British singer-songwriter and was the founder of the Electric Light Orchestra in the 1970s as well as a co-founder, and a member, of the Traveling Wilburys in the 1980s.

A Top 40 success at age 13, Lymon was perhaps the first black teen idol. The group released their debut single, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", to considerable success. Frankie Lymon (September 30, 1942 - February 27, 1968) was the leader of a doo wop group called The Teenagers.