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The four surviving Teenagers, Jimmy Merchant, Herman Santiago, Joe Negroni, and Sherman Garnes, reunited in 1973. In an attempt to recapture the sound that had made them famous back in 1956, they recruited Pearl McKinnon to recreate the adolescent lead vocals of Frankie Lymon.
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At the time of Frankie Lymon’s death, classic doo wop music had been replaced on the charts for over four years. The arrival of the Beatles and the other British Invasion artists had shifted the music dynamic not only on radio stations and in record stores, but also in the performance arena. It was now much more fashionable and lucrative for young people to buy instruments and form bands to play the hits of the day rather than joining vocal harmony groups and sing songs that appeared to be part of the past.
- Frankie Lymon's Tombstone Blues 2: The Downslide
- Frankie Lymon's Tombstone Blues 1: The Teenagers
- How a Music Legend's Tombstone Landed in a NJ Woman's Backyard (and where it's going next)
- Best Albums Of 2020: Two Views
- Ch.10 "The Birth Of Motown"
- Ch. 9 "Berry and Jackie"
- Ch. 8 "No Words (The Instrumentals)"
- Ch. 7 "Record Men"
- Ch. 6 "Rockabilly Cats"
- Ch. 5 "Pop Goes Detroit"
