Lymon's high-voiced sound is said to be a direct predecessor of the girl group sound, and the list of performers who name him as an influence include Michael Jackson, Ronnie Spector, Diana Ross, The Chantels, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Len Barry, and The Beach Boys, among others.

Lymon's slowly declining sales fell sharply after his voice changed and he lost his signature soprano voice.

Frankie Laine referred to it as " rock and roll " but Lymon's extreme youth made the style appeal to a young and enthusiastic audience.

" That was followed by a hit cover of Frankie Lymon's " Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Dennis Jackson of Columbus, Georgia, was one of the main influences in Lymon's life.

His personal donation of $ 500 helped start Lymon's career.

Lymon's marriage to Waters was not legal in the beginning, because she was still married to her first husband.

Taylor claimed to have married Lymon in Mexico in 1965, although their relationship ended several months later purportedly because of Lymon's drug habits.

Roulette Records expressed interest in releasing Lymon's records in conjunction with Big Apple and scheduled a recording session for February 28.

After R & B singer Diana Ross returned " Why Do Fools Fall in Love " to the Top Ten in 1981, a major controversy concerning Lymon's estate ensued.

Zola Taylor, Elizabeth Waters, and Emira Eagle each approached Morris Levy, the music impressario who retained possession of Lymon's copyrights and his royalties, claiming to be Lymon's rightful widow ; Lymon had neglected to divorce both Taylor and Waters.

The complex issue resulted in lawsuits and counter-lawsuits, and in 1986, the first of several court cases concerning the ownership of Lymon's estate began.

Lymon's marriage to Eagle, on the other hand, was properly documented as having taken place at the Beulah Grove Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, in 1967 ; however, the singer was still apparently twice-married and never divorced when he married Eagle.

The first decision was made in Waters ' favor ; Eagle appealed, and in 1989, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court reversed the original decision and awarded Lymon's estate to Eagle.

Lymon was never paid his songwriting royalties during his lifetime ; one result of Emira Eagle's legal victory was that Lymon's estate would finally begin receiving monetary compensation from his hit song's success.

Lymon's music and story were re-introduced to modern audiences with Why Do Fools Fall in Love, a 1998 biographical film directed by Gregory Nava, also the director of the Selena biopic.

Why Do Fools Fall in Love tells a comedic, fictionalized version of Lymon's story from the points of view of his three wives as they battle in court for the rights to his estate.

The song Harlem Roulette by The Mountain Goats off their 2012 album Transcendental Youth contains reference to Frankie Lymon and has been stated by frontman John Darnielle to be about the last night of Lymon's life.

In the 1980s, the Teenagers had resorted to using a female singer to imitate Lymon's prepubescent voice ; and Pearl McKinnon joined the band.

In 1986, three women claiming to be Lymon's widow filed a law suit in New York's Superior Court claiming the rights to the song.

Following the station's earlier troubles, Grampian Television, along with all other ITV companies at the time, won a three-year extension to their licence ( later extended by a further year ) in 1964.

" Life Without You " is essentially a long jam, with two extended guitar parts separated by break in which ( with bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton still playing ) Vaughan completes a short monologue on his troubles with substances abuse and his newly-found sobriety.

Using the existing water-cooled unit from the 4CV was a solution, especially in view of the extended period of teething troubles encountered by the Renault Fregate, which had followed Renault ’ s last attempt to develop an ambitiously innovative powerplant.

Republican troubles were extended when older era progressives who had supported Theodore Roosevelt failed to completely embrace the arguments of La Follette progressives.

On May 30, 2010, del Toro stepped down from the project due to an extended delay brought on by MGM's financial troubles.

Coupled with Goldenvoice's ongoing financial troubles at the time, the disappointing sales of Floating Eye eventually contributed to The Aquabats ' drop from the label in 2000, beginning an extended period of relative inactivity which would last the band throughout the early 2000s until they would independently return to recording in 2004, with the EP Yo!

:::: If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others

# Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.

There are no white people in this movie, no simplistic blaming of others ; the adults in Jody's life blame him for his own troubles, and they should.

In addition to those, the aircraft of Major Lamarche and two others ( R. 21 and R. 27 ) in a hangar at Nivelles were not serviceable, while another was at Airfield Number 41 with mechanical troubles.

There were others immune to the troubles who simply found different work.

For instance, several would also be herbalists, while others would specialize in extinguishing the troubles caused by Ajogun.

The story has a twist 20 years later: Lucas, replacing his brother, had a daughter with his girlfriend Marisa called Natalia, who is a proud product of both her parents and her grandfather for her academic excellence, but she feels she lacks enjoy life more because while others take to the streets to have fun, she stays in her room alone, studying and amid all her troubles, was hired by her grandfather's chauffeur, ex-fighter, for she called Alexander's will have a great hatred to change gradually from an intense love until we have a relationship, but Marisa does not allow his daughter to marry someone of lower class and romance will oppose this, making attempts to cover their pain Natalia with alcoholism and drug abuse, taking a blow to his life.

A successfully appropriated text no longer troubles the appropriator that it has become a part of his or her understanding, and it is recognized by others as ' owned ,' not openly available for interpretation.

The task of dealing with these troubles — and others — fell to Samsu-iluna.

We reflect on what we have received from others, what we have given, and what troubles we have caused.

The song uses a rainstorm as a metaphor for troubles in life, while encouraging others to " make it through the rain " through perseverance.

Unlike others who owed everything to this prince, the Earl of Ancram remained the prince's steady adherent during the whole of his troubles — though he was unable to prevent his eldest son, the Earl of Lothian, from acting a conspicuous part on the opposite side.

Despite these internal troubles, NICAP probably had the most visibility of any civilian American UFO group, and arguably had the most mainstream respectability ; Jerome Clark writes that " for many middle-class Americans and others interested in UFOs but repelled by ufology ’ s fringe aspects, it served as a sober forum for UFO reporting, inquiry, investigation, and speculation ".

In a turn of events that proved to be a minor embarrassment for the reorganized ownership group, Backman was almost immediately fired after management learned, after the fact, of legal troubles and improprieties in Backman's past.

In the spring of 365, after the accession of Emperor Valens to the throne, troubles again arose.

In the military sphere, the campaigns of Constantius and his subordinates on the Rhine and Danube frontiers in the late 350s restored stability to those regions after the troubles caused by Magnentius ' revolt.

Gaul was again a source of troubles for Honorius: just after Constantius ' troops had returned to Italy, Jovinus revolted in northern Gaul, with the support of Alans, Burgundians, and the Gallic nobility.

While organized to promote common economic, social, and cultural goals, ASEAN acquired a security dimension after Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia in 1979 ; this aspect of ASEAN expanded with the establishment of the ASEAN Regional Forum in 1994, which comprises 22 countries, including the U. S. Indonesia's continued domestic troubles have distracted it from ASEAN matters and consequently lessened its influence within the organization.

The CIO was put forth by Mr. John Kamau when troubles with the AFL persisted, after the death of Gompers in 1924.

The ongoing commercial success of the original Land Rover series models, and latterly the Range Rover in the 1970s in the midst of BL ’ s well documented business troubles prompted the establishment of a separate Land Rover company but still under the BL umbrella, remaining part of the subsequent Rover Group in 1988 under the ownership of British Aerospace after the remains of British Leyland were broken up and privatised.

Anouilh's financial troubles continued after he was called up to military service in 1929.

Whether despite, or because of, his troubles with the law and his studio, the films released immediately after his arrest were box-office hits.

Disputes with Samos, and the troubles after Alexander's death, brought Priene low, and Rome had to save it from the kings of Pergamon and Cappadocia in 155.

Abbott and Costello split up in July 1957, after troubles with the Internal Revenue Service forced both men to sell off their large homes and the rights to some of their films.

The first of each gathering is in a time of contentment, the second in a time of trouble, and the third showing what happens after the resolution of the troubles.

Bruce Nichols of The Dallas Morning News said that " Several people familiar with the town said troubles began in Patton Village after founding father H. L.

Shortly after Lynch's election victory, tensions in Northern Ireland finally spilled over and " the troubles " began.

Additionally, the acquisition of Cyrix's intellectual property and agreements would be used by VIA to defend itself from its own legal troubles with Intel, even after VIA Technologies stopped using the Cyrix name.

Meanwhile, the band was starting to experience internal troubles after touring, and drummer DeWayne Quirico abruptly left the group.

Guitarist Kai Hansen unexpectedly left the band soon after the European leg of the Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II tour, due to Ill-health, conflicts within the band, troubles with Noise International, and a growing dissatisfaction with life on tour.

The production of these cars had to be cancelled after 2, 500 vehicles being produced due to worldwide economic troubles.

At first he had significant troubles fitting in, until some incidents after school led to create a bond with Memin and his friends, to the point of standing up to his mother to defend them.

The Inc. was originally Murder, Inc., but after legal troubles in the 2003, the company was renamed in 2005.

His personal troubles continued on December 11 when he was arrested after a urine test showed traces of cocaine in his body.

To add to his troubles, Gerald, the younger son, gets himself expelled from Cambridge after attending The Derby without permission.

As of issue # 250 Gambit has joined the team of Legion, Rogue, Magneto, Frenzy and Xavier, in search of Legions lost personalities that would not cooperate with him after his troubles in the AOX.