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.

***** 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.

+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

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....

3 women with issues?? Frankie was the one with the issues lol he had great music & talent, yes. But he was a drug addict who had 3 different wives at the same time! Thats so messed up and hurtful to do to women who loved him & were devoted to their ONE husband. And his drug issues ultimately killed him, so i think its safe to say the movie was accurate in its portrayal. It did show some of his talent as well.

Ah yes, love & devotion -- the fairy tale, do you know this to be fact? Members of the group were close to my family, I had an aunt who lived around the corner from him - so as kids we would see them in the neighborhood or at talent shows before they became big. Frankie, like others who came before him and sooo many afterwards had drug issues. It was a known fact. Marry a man you know nothing about and not be aware of his drug addiction - especially heroin - who does that? Unless somebody is focused on what they can get, and willing to ignore the obvious. None of those women helped him with his career. Only one had any talent. But... Nowhere in the movie, nor was there ever any indication that someone . . . anyone was trying to help get him clean. My opinion, he was tremendously talented and I will always remember him as just that. Judge not.

Sooo the women are at fault because they didnt investigate him enough to know he already had 2 wives and was on drugs.... But if all the women wanted was his money, why did he marry them? Why not find a woman who'd really love him... Maybe she'd have helped him get off drugs... So Frankie takes NONE of the blame or responsibility for those actions because u saw him a few times growing up... Hmm ok. The fact remains, his poor decisions ultimately killed him.

Bottom line is, Frankie died almost 50 years ago, so why are you passing judgement on a dead man? You know nothing beyond a movie. Get over yourself and focus on your own life.

I'm just speaking the truth. You're living in fantasy land if u think he was a good innocent guy and u act like u expected the movie to show that instead of the truth

+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

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

I laughed so hard I spit my coffee all over my desk....but that's the truth man!

SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD!!!!

maaan😂😂😂

+chucknastyness ikr

+chucknastyness WORD I been tryna tell people lmao

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.

+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

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

Lucille Collins I totally agree. The artists of today can learn a few thing from the singers of the past. The music, the songs were written much better back then. KZfaq saves the day.

Taylor Perine I know right

Taylor Perine wow lol I can't either. Freakin AWESOME indeed.

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.

I just posted here that there was never a peep out of his family once he passed and asked where were they.

Lls!! ok

yes he was Pharrell reminds me of him a bit

nettecorvette damn!

was the guy mother a singer to.

Marilyn Portnoff Umm... Sammy Davis was born 1925, Frankie Lymon was born 1942.

I kno rite! Dawg i totally kno wut u saying! Frankie my fave of all time!!! RIP i still hear his music it touches my soul

L@zE PEACE AND LOVE AND HAPPINESS FOREVER.

king78802 poor kid so talented , so loved, will he be recall to move up , who knows ?

sherman butler AMEN!.....WELL SAID.

he wasn't here long but he sure made an impact in such a short time. What a talent!

+Frederick Wells lol damn

Jamesharay Ray he was a 4 foot 13 year old.. very short because their are kids in my school that were 6 foot when they were 13. I was 5'4 when I was 13