No lip-synch here. Frankie was the real deal, just pure and raw talent. So what if his voice had changed? All he needed was a new record with his adult voice. He didn't have to die so young. So sad.
Lip-synch did not become the norm on TV because some artists may or may not have been "true" talents. It was done because it was cheaper to produce the show that way and also because fans wanted it to sound like the record they had at home.
***** I accept your comment and agree with you. Except for the word, "obviously". You know exactly what you were referring to. It's not necessarily "obvious" to everyone else.
WOW! My man roasted that tune. You could see the awe all over the host's face....Frankie killed it from the first phrase....talk about someone not getting his due. There's a major talent there baby.
I'm almost in tears watching this I'm only a teen and I wasn't even thought of during his time and what happened in his life is tragic and it hurts my heart that's why I vowed never to ever use a substance can ruin my life and loved ones IM HERE TO SAY R.I.P FRANKIE LYMON he was truly talented 😪😢
ccleroy1234 Raw, bone-fide and certified but probably a victim of "handlers"yoy50.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/lindsay-lohan-lady-gaga-mind-controlled-on-camera/ (just based on his demise). But yeah-- Frankie was Michael (J) before. And he WAS SMOOOOTTTHHH with it! :) What was he?? Fifteen at the time?!!!! Don't make um like that anymore FO SHO! :)
jammingalways lol...well MJ came into the world in 58.......Frankie always reminded me of a young Jackie Wilson....great stage presence and dance moves and a powerful tenor! We had a lot of talent from the 30's even up to now...many legacy's in American music but like you express, every now and then someone comes along that is just special and authentically themselves and Mr. Lymon is definitely in that class so I feel you. He is incomparable. You hear that voice and you know it's him. Nah, they don't make them like they used to......
ccleroy1234 Aweee.... Jackie Wilson... you taking me back! :) It really is something how the industry can take such talents and rip them apart. It's also difficult for me to find a comparison from yester-year to today's "acts" though. Can't think of anyone with such showmanship (but then again-- I stopped listening to radio/music back in 2001). :)
jammingalways same here!!! You are right...there is no comparison to the days of yester year which is incredibly sad but thank goodness what we have will never die....good music stands the test of time.....listening to Nina Simone right now as we speak....I adore her....
heh careful what you wish for, the music may be good but 1958 was a little too segregated and racist for my taste :P it's one of the reasons why Frankie's career fell apart.
Felicia Reese the numbers wore even worse in the 60s and now it's just not as clear. I'm Puerto Rican and Black. I understand the segregation then and now. Only difference is now it's not as obvious as it was in the 60s with jim Crowe laws
What an amazing and naturally talented individual. Really fortunate that we have technology like the internet and youtube so that we can always reminisce and look back into the past. RIP Frankie Lymon, one hell of a singer and performer!
It is so beautiful to see an stage manager congratulating a great young talented singer!! even have different color! The time is coming when the earth will converted in a paradise and all people will live in happiness !!! I love Frankie!!!!
Tammy Johnson James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone. Remember he was a child singer who eventually outgrew his voice and then went crazy over a voice he eventually outgrew. my point is we have a whole lot of singers with platinum voices. btw Low Rawls as well!!!!!!
Sexx Mode I love all of them and I actually listen to them butttt at the same time no one has the same voice as Frankie Lymon. He has his own beautiful voice. His own
This kid was born to entertain. With this performance alone, you can see natural and tremendous talent. I wouldn’t recommend that movie about him to anyone. Saddens me. Just watch his videos and enjoy this gift that was destroyed way too soon.
He was a BRILLIANT showman, who was Destroyed by corporate GREED; he would have Survived, if he had found a Good Lawyer BEFORE the record companies kicked him to the curb.
+Nathan “Reetin” Spruth Although, you are 100% correct, it begs to establish the context. Show business in those days, as now, was viciously cutthroat. He wasn't more than 13 years old when he achieved super stardom, being taken advantage of from the start. We gotta acknowledge that the kid was given no guidance by these producers, agents, and executives who only looked at him in terms of dollar signs. You put a kid on the stage, give him lots of money, and lots of women, unless he's a freak of nature (which he almost was) it's gonna go straight to his head. Although the responsibility still lies with him since he chose to use the shit, it's not as if there weren't plenty of outside factors that led to him messing with junk and eventually losing his life.
This song is 1 min and 30 seconds, It should be 5 min, It is that damn good. I love Frankie Lymon. His whole life is a terrible tragedy. RIP brother your talent will live on. Goody Goody!
My cousin was very talented hate the fact his life ended at such a young age...This is my grandfather nephew he passed when my mom was just a newborn baby
Damn! Killer voice, and dance moves to boot! Drugs are a muthafucka, Lord knows what was going through his mind and soul. Atleast his music lives on for others to enjoy. RIP
We were kids when we first heard Frankie. NYC was in love with this voice and talent. Tried to get to every performance and what a performer he was. The movie sucked beyond belief. It highlighted 3 women with issues instead of the tremendous talent of Frankie Lymon. He succumbed to drugs like sooooo many others did. Some survived many did not. But his music and the joy he gave to generations is what he will always be remembered for. RIP Frankie, thanks for the music.
stlgtrace Great summary!! I agree totally...black people, heck all people have individuals within their races who are really talented but never reach their full potential....Llfe???....IJS....
yeah...god saw that he struggled with addiction and ended his torment by calling him home...a young man on heroine in the sixties was living a lost cause.....jus sayin... GOD makes no mistakes...when your time is up...NO ONE can stop HIS will from being done!!! KNOW THE WORD!!!
Murindal YES...god saw that he struggled with addiction and ended his torment by calling him home...a young man on heroine in the sixties was living a lost cause in many cases.....jus sayin... GOD makes no mistakes...when your time is up...NO ONE can stop HIS will from being done!!! KNOW THE WORD!!!
Wallace, Frankie's death was an accidental overdose. Morris Levy cheated Frankie and the Teenagers of their money. There's more to the Frankie Lymon story. Take the time to research it.
Murindal That's your opinion and opinions vary. Frankie's death wasn't 100% his fault. It was an (accident) Use your head to see both sides of the equation.
This young man was so gifted and talented in Singing. I think he's gone too Soon. He didn't even live half of his life to really share with the entire Nation & the entire World his Singing Gift & Talent from GOD. Maybe he's singing in Paradise I hope. RIP.
What an incredible showman: he sang, danced and performed like noone else - like he was a highly experienced performer. And yet he was only 13-14 years old.
This kid had major talent and an amazing voice! Sad that he let it get to his head and ruined his career because of heroin. As a recovering addict myself I know the struggles he went through with addiction and it breaks my heart.. R.I.P. Frankie Lymon
wow he was awesome I know his nephew he told me that it was his bathroom that he overdosed in and they couldn't get in the bathroom because he was laying across the floor and blocking the bathroom door so he was 7 at the time and he was small enough to crawl through the bathroom window and he said he had to step across his uncles body and push him away from the door to let his mother(frankie sister) and the police into the bathroom . he said he will never forget seeing his uncle laying on the bathroom floor. he's a bus driver in queens NY. nice guy. Rip Frankie.
Sou muito fã do Michael Jackson, mas esse no ano que Michael Jackson nasceu, Lymon, já arrebentava no talento! Eu não tinha visto antes... obrigada a quem postou ! Gostei muito!
Y'all think his voice was good in this song, then y'all should listen to "I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent." This kid was definitely a rare diamond. His death was tragic, but he found that peace that he couldn't find in life.
So true Mr. Sherman Butler! I agree about ppl making Gods out of these great talents and they truly get caught into the hype! Sad! And yes, it's hard looking at this after the movie. He was soo young!! That's even more sadd! Michael Jackson was great but we must admit, ppl like Frankie Lymon paved the road for many young black singers today! It may not have been no Mike without Frankie. 13! Back in those days? Talent!! All I can say. Who knows where his career would've been if he'd lived without the drugs in his career. I agree that Bruno Mars carriers much of that Frankie Lymonesque! :-)
it said people preach pie-in-the-sky when you die a great talent like Frankie I wish I would have been around him knowing me I would have done anything to help him he was just beyond words they're too shallow
@yokotatone thanx sooooooooooo much for listing these artists!! i checkd em all out and love em all especially the foreign exchange's song daykeeper :]
A young boy with actual talent...Jeez why can't we have this nowadays. He's better than many artists young and old Now, at the age of fifteen!
If we went back to this then we would see black people singing our music instead of Asians and whites pretending to sing like us.
Frankie knew he could sing....... he had a real clean and powerful voice for a little guy
Frankie was off the charts "great". What a natural!!!
how come it has taken me ages to come across such a brilliant singer, youtube/internet is the greatest thing, the guy was a real born performer
No lip-synch here. Frankie was the real deal, just pure and raw talent. So what if his voice had changed? All he needed was a new record with his adult voice. He didn't have to die so young. So sad.
***** He also had a great voice as an adult, check out his song 'Sea Breeze'.
Lip-synch did not become the norm on TV because some artists may or may not have been "true" talents. It was done because it was cheaper to produce the show that way and also because fans wanted it to sound like the record they had at home.
My comment was obviously aimed at today's "artists" who lip-sync even in so called "live" concerts. Happens quite often.
***** I accept your comment and agree with you. Except for the word, "obviously". You know exactly what you were referring to. It's not necessarily "obvious" to everyone else.
Not necessarily everyone else, but if you're also talking about lip-sync and the reasons for it in 2016, it should have been obvious.
i was born in 1957 and grew up in the 60"s and 70"s hell of alot better than kids growing up in this shit today.
They need to make another movie about his life
+lil bad ass yeah the first one was just about the women he was married to and how they met him not really about Frankie
Boot Reeves bobb'e j thompson would be perfect for the role
Drake Drizzy it's funny because Elizabeth actually sued the producer's because of how they portrayed her.
TapHaam yes he would he reminds me alot of frankie lymon
nah, the first one was a classic
WOW! My man roasted that tune. You could see the awe all over the host's face....Frankie killed it from the first phrase....talk about someone not getting his due. There's a major talent there baby.
I'm almost in tears watching this I'm only a teen and I wasn't even thought of during his time and what happened in his life is tragic and it hurts my heart that's why I vowed never to ever use a substance can ruin my life and loved ones IM HERE TO SAY R.I.P FRANKIE LYMON he was truly talented 😪😢
+shania haggard My thoughts exactly
@ shania RESPECT its amazing to see young people recognize REAL talent music & artistry... RESPECT TO U my love =)
shania haggard I agree
shania haggard you saw the movie why fools fall in live
shania haggard how did he die
He's greatest song of all time.. amazing
Damn. Frankie should have been a superstar.
I'm 17 And I Absolutely Love Things Old Time Songs It Shows Far Music Has Came Along.. Even Tho It Seems Like Music Really Isn't Music Anymore... ╯︿╰
He killed it...my gosh what a talent!!!
ccleroy1234 Raw, bone-fide and certified but probably a victim of "handlers"yoy50.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/lindsay-lohan-lady-gaga-mind-controlled-on-camera/ (just based on his demise). But yeah-- Frankie was Michael (J) before. And he WAS SMOOOOTTTHHH with it! :) What was he?? Fifteen at the time?!!!! Don't make um like that anymore FO SHO! :)
jammingalways lol...well MJ came into the world in 58.......Frankie always reminded me of a young Jackie Wilson....great stage presence and dance moves and a powerful tenor! We had a lot of talent from the 30's even up to now...many legacy's in American music but like you express, every now and then someone comes along that is just special and authentically themselves and Mr. Lymon is definitely in that class so I feel you. He is incomparable. You hear that voice and you know it's him. Nah, they don't make them like they used to......
ccleroy1234 Aweee.... Jackie Wilson... you taking me back! :) It really is something how the industry can take such talents and rip them apart. It's also difficult for me to find a comparison from yester-year to today's "acts" though. Can't think of anyone with such showmanship (but then again-- I stopped listening to radio/music back in 2001). :)
jammingalways same here!!! You are right...there is no comparison to the days of yester year which is incredibly sad but thank goodness what we have will never die....good music stands the test of time.....listening to Nina Simone right now as we speak....I adore her....
Man this dude was a GREAT Singer & Performer!
I'm 17 and this is beautiful. I wish I could've lived back in this Era to see this talent live
heh careful what you wish for, the music may be good but 1958 was a little too segregated and racist for my taste :P it's one of the reasons why Frankie's career fell apart.
Tyler McCall not me but It was beautiful tho me.
Fox Hop yeah it was a racist and sad era but the music was at its prime
Felicia Reese the numbers wore even worse in the 60s and now it's just not as clear. I'm Puerto Rican and Black. I understand the segregation then and now. Only difference is now it's not as obvious as it was in the 60s with jim Crowe laws
martin montano yep
i love the good, positive and adoring comments posted here for Frankie
What an amazing and naturally talented individual. Really fortunate that we have technology like the internet and youtube so that we can always reminisce and look back into the past. RIP Frankie Lymon, one hell of a singer and performer!
It is so beautiful to see an stage manager congratulating a great young talented singer!! even have different color! The time is coming when the earth will converted in a paradise and all people will live in happiness !!! I love Frankie!!!!
I've never heard a voice so perfect. No one has this voice and that's good.
Tammy Johnson James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone. Remember he was a child singer who eventually outgrew his voice and then went crazy over a voice he eventually outgrew. my point is we have a whole lot of singers with platinum voices. btw Low Rawls as well!!!!!!
Sexx Mode I love all of them and I actually listen to them butttt at the same time no one has the same voice as Frankie Lymon. He has his own beautiful voice. His own
Tammy Johnson I feel the same way about all of them.
Sexx Mode ok then, fine
Tammy Johnson
He's a great dancer! I love his foot work.
Fucking awesome! Frankie was one in a million. I cried when I watched this. He died way too young
Glenn Martin one in a million talent wasted on a stupid drug. What a shame.
Randy Valentine Jr you are so right he could of been alive TODAY😞😞😵😵😲😲😤😤😣😰B-)@_@
Frankie lymon,in top ten performers of all time in any area of music ,men or women he is top ten best of all time.
This kid was born to entertain. With this performance alone, you can see natural and tremendous talent. I wouldn’t recommend that movie about him to anyone. Saddens me. Just watch his videos and enjoy this gift that was destroyed way too soon.
He was a BRILLIANT showman, who was Destroyed by corporate GREED; he would have Survived, if he had found a Good Lawyer BEFORE the record companies kicked him to the curb.
+Nathan “Reetin” Spruth Although, you are 100% correct, it begs to establish the context. Show business in those days, as now, was viciously cutthroat. He wasn't more than 13 years old when he achieved super stardom, being taken advantage of from the start. We gotta acknowledge that the kid was given no guidance by these producers, agents, and executives who only looked at him in terms of dollar signs. You put a kid on the stage, give him lots of money, and lots of women, unless he's a freak of nature (which he almost was) it's gonna go straight to his head. Although the responsibility still lies with him since he chose to use the shit, it's not as if there weren't plenty of outside factors that led to him messing with junk and eventually losing his life.
+R JN Very true!
2right4words I agree
drugs kicked him to the curb
I agree I believe they the one set him up to destroy him
This song is 1 min and 30 seconds, It should be 5 min, It is that damn good. I love Frankie Lymon. His whole life is a terrible tragedy. RIP brother your talent will live on. Goody Goody!
Dang! That kid had the MOVES and the VOICE! I am so grateful to my mother for instilling a deep appreciation for the music of her generation.
He was a real show stopper
My cousin was very talented hate the fact his life ended at such a young age...This is my grandfather nephew he passed when my mom was just a newborn baby
I just posted here that there was never a peep out of his family once he passed and asked where were they.
Damn! Killer voice, and dance moves to boot! Drugs are a muthafucka, Lord knows what was going through his mind and soul. Atleast his music lives on for others to enjoy. RIP
We were kids when we first heard Frankie. NYC was in love with this voice and talent. Tried to get to every performance and what a performer he was. The movie sucked beyond belief. It highlighted 3 women with issues instead of the tremendous talent of Frankie Lymon. He succumbed to drugs like sooooo many others did. Some survived many did not. But his music and the joy he gave to generations is what he will always be remembered for. RIP Frankie, thanks for the music.
the purest voice I've ever heard
Even though this was way before my time, we grew up listening to this & used to sing it all the time. My dad was always had music on.
Frankie Lymon had so much swagg to be so young R.I.P Frankie
at :51 till the end it was ON!! RIDICULOUSLY great vocal styling from anyone but a kid... just WOW!!!
He was only 25 at the time of his death. He was gone too soon. 1968 was a year that we lost several greats!
I cannot get over this song!
This is one of the dopest things Ive ever seen. He's Wonderful.
i know this was before my time but that guy was amazing
he paved the way for all these teen heart throbs today...RESPECT
Great talent, simply lacked guidance, so God called him home...end of story. RIP...
stlgtrace Great summary!! I agree totally...black people, heck all people have individuals within their races who are really talented but never reach their full potential....Llfe???....IJS....
yeah...god saw that he struggled with addiction and ended his torment by calling him home...a young man on heroine in the sixties was living a lost cause.....jus sayin...
GOD makes no mistakes...when your time is up...NO ONE can stop HIS will from being done!!! KNOW THE WORD!!!
Murindal YES...god saw that he struggled with addiction and ended his torment by calling him home...a young man on heroine in the sixties was living a lost cause in many cases.....jus sayin...
GOD makes no mistakes...when your time is up...NO ONE can stop HIS will from being done!!! KNOW THE WORD!!!
Wallace, Frankie's death was an accidental overdose. Morris Levy cheated Frankie and the Teenagers of their money. There's more to the Frankie Lymon story. Take the time to research it.
Murindal That's your opinion and opinions vary. Frankie's death wasn't 100% his fault. It was an (accident) Use your head to see both sides of the equation.
So Sad. .I think you would of done wonderful things. RIP Frankie
Who still listening to this in 2017 Ik I am he my crush he tho he had to die so young😭❤️ love u baby
A true talent. Rest in Peace lil' brutha.
This young man was so gifted and talented in Singing. I think he's gone too Soon. He didn't even live half of his life to really share with the entire Nation & the entire World his Singing Gift & Talent from GOD. Maybe he's singing in Paradise I hope. RIP.
I love his smile. He had a beautiful smile. Very talented individual.
REMEMBERING FRANKIE LYMON (SEP 30, 1942 - FEB 27, 1968) [09/30/2016]
What an incredible showman: he sang, danced and performed like noone else - like he was a highly experienced performer.
And yet he was only 13-14 years old.
Frankie was a great talent. God gives us gifts. Use wisely.
He was quite the showman.
What a voice for a little kid!
This kid had major talent and an amazing voice! Sad that he let it get to his head and ruined his career because of heroin. As a recovering addict myself I know the struggles he went through with addiction and it breaks my heart.. R.I.P. Frankie Lymon
wow he was awesome I know his nephew he told me that it was his bathroom that he overdosed in and they couldn't get in the bathroom because he was laying across the floor and blocking the bathroom door so he was 7 at the time and he was small enough to crawl through the bathroom window and he said he had to step across his uncles body and push him away from the door to let his mother(frankie sister) and the police into the bathroom . he said he will never forget seeing his uncle laying on the bathroom floor. he's a bus driver in queens NY. nice guy. Rip Frankie.
nettecorvette damn!
was the guy mother a singer to.
This is my favorite song from Frankie Lymon.
I love him
I love these R&B classics. "Hooray and Hallelujah. You had it coming to ya."
Sou muito fã do Michael Jackson, mas esse no ano que Michael Jackson nasceu, Lymon, já arrebentava no talento! Eu não tinha visto antes... obrigada a quem postou ! Gostei muito!
man that voice is classic!!!
Wow, he had so much control of his voice! I was out of breath trying to sing the song without the split...........
Damn! That was sick! What a talent!!
Mr. Lymon
Y'all think his voice was good in this song, then y'all should listen to "I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent." This kid was definitely a rare diamond. His death was tragic, but he found that peace that he couldn't find in life.
good all days with good music. real music. oh well cnt have moments for life. but we can have memories 4 life
what an incredible singer he was at such a young age. so sad that drugs ruled his life and took him from us
Frankie was one of the great talents of all time.
Swag
you can tell he's got more talent in his lil' PINKY than most of us have.
So true Mr. Sherman Butler! I agree about ppl making Gods out of these great talents and they truly get caught into the hype! Sad! And yes, it's hard looking at this after the movie. He was soo young!! That's even more sadd! Michael Jackson was great but we must admit, ppl like Frankie Lymon paved the road for many young black singers today! It may not have been no Mike without Frankie. 13! Back in those days? Talent!! All I can say. Who knows where his career would've been if he'd lived without the drugs in his career. I agree that Bruno Mars carriers much of that Frankie Lymonesque! :-)
Nailed it! BRAVOOOOO!!!
I grew up with this music & I still love it today!
amazing fantastic incredible Frankie Lymon a true original great of all times
The best dancer in pop culture!!!
What a talent!!
he sang SO angelically.
"Goody Goody!!"--Karma is a beeoch and nothing to play with. Take heed from Frankie Lymon.
He pulled a Nicholas bros
and pulled it well.
this is some top quality retro swag.
Man this kid had talent! I'm actually the same age now as he was when he died
Frankie is a LEGEND in my eyes
One of the best! So young, but made very bad and destructive decisions!!!! Died sooooo young.
R.I.P
Back when ppl didn't care what music was
"goody goody good for me. your love has been denied you. you been takin for a ride".
tell her, frankie!
Nice dancing!!!
Splits allright!!!
great voice great song!!!
AAA+++
I love Frankie's break dance half way through!
it said people preach pie-in-the-sky when you die a great talent like Frankie I wish I would have been around him knowing me I would have done anything to help him he was just beyond words they're too shallow
GREAT performance.
BEFORE the Jackson Five's Michael Jackson there was Frankie Lymon. I never knew. WOW!
Unique voice.. I liked it.
Frankie could sing and move. Goodness.
@yokotatone
thanx sooooooooooo much for listing these artists!! i checkd em all out and love em all especially the foreign exchange's song daykeeper :]
REMEMBERING FRANKLIN "FRANKIE" LYMON
(SEPTEMBER 30, 1942 - FEBRUARY 27, 1968) [02/27/2017]
peaked at #4 on CJOR ~ AM radio in Vancouver in 1957 on Red Robinson show
He is miss mj admire him
Great talent woww
This mans talent was unbelievable, its so sad that he had to die so young.
😔😔😔😔🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾He was so talented
No one like him.... i am trying to improve the range of my voice to copy him... it is hard... Frankie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
another star most people well never know about. quite frankly I didn't know who he was until I watched the movie
i first heared this song from a girl named danila in 4th and man ever scine ive had this song in my head
Shit was Flawless
He was amazing
R.I.P Handsome lil man❤