Sherman Marlow Garnes (June 8, 1940 – February 26, 1977) was an American singer and member of the doo-wop group

The Teenagers The Teenagers were an American music group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed. The group, which made its most popular recordings with young Frankie Lymon as lead ...

Early life

Garnes attended Edward W. Stitt Junior High School, where he met

Jimmy Merchant James Edward Merchant (born February 10, 1940) is an American singer and musician. He was a member of the doo-wop group The Teenagers. Merchant was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Teenagers. He retired from ...

. Garnes and Merchant formed a group called The Earth Angels, and they formed the Coupe de Villes along with Herman Santiago and

Joe Negroni Jose Negroni (September 9, 1940 – September 5, 1978) was an American singer of Puerto Rican descent. He was a rock and roll pioneer and founding member of the rock and roll group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Early years Negroni's famil ...

in 1954. This group, with the addition of

Frankie Lymon Franklin Joseph Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) was an American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll doo-wop group the Te ...

, later became

and had a hit song with " Why Do Fools Fall in Love".

Personal life

On February 26, 1977, Garnes died of a heart attack in his home in Brooklyn, New York after complications from open heart surgery, Garnes was discharged from the surgery. He lived with his sister and was subsequently kicked out due to his heroin addiction. He died at only 36 years old. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Teenagers. Garnes was tall and had a size 13 shoe. He had a daughter named Leslie Garnes Carlisle (Moguel).Alt URL
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References

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