Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

If all you knew of Frankie Lymon was the wonderful performances on the 20-cut Rhino Very Best of set you'd come away with a mental picture of a teenage boy whose every sung note celebrated life. Even his more introspective, pained numbers -- "Share," "Out in the Cold Again" -- communicate a bright optimism. Indeed, when Lymon entered the public arena in 1956 at age 13, rock & roll had never seen...