At age 13, singer Frankie Lymon and the doo-wopping Teenagers had the #1 R&B hit in the U.S. and the #1 pop hit in England with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" The song has attained the status of a vocal-group classic owing to Lymon's agile, ingenuous and utterly charming performance. Recorded for Gee Records in November 1955, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" ascended the charts early in 1956 and now stands as one of the key records by which the doo-wop style is defined and remembered. Moreover, its success in an era of slowly opening doors allowed Lymon to become the first black teenage pop star. His youthful rise to fame served as a prototype for such Sixties stars as Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
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