Later Years
In 1957, Frankie Lymon, upon the urging of Mr. Goldner, left "the Teenagers" and went solo. Eventually the group broke up. Santiago tried to reunite "the Teenagers" in the 1970s and 1980s, in-ill fated comeback attempts. By the 1980s Garnes had died from a heart attack and on September 5, 1978, Joe Negroni died from a cerebral hemorrhage.
In 1993, Joe Negroni, Herman Santiago, Frankie Lymon, Jimmy Merchant, and Sherman Garnes, the original members of "the Teenagers", were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2000 into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. In the 1998 film "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" the role of Negroni was played by actor Jon Huertas.
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