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Lewis Lymon & the Teenchords

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Though he has always been remembered primarily as Frankie Lymon’s brother, Louie Lymon attained some notoriety on his own. He was 12 when he began singing with some neighborhood friends in Harlem. Rossilio Roca, Lyndon Harold, and David Little were the other members of the Teenchords. The Teenchords earned an audition with Bobby Robinson by pirating vocalist Ralph Vaughan from backstage at the Apollo, where he was waiting to audition for his brother Frankie’s group. They went to Robinson’s record shop and sang. Robinson eventually launched the Fury label with The Teenchords single “I’m So Happy/Lydia.” The song was a huge East Coast hit, and The Teenchords were soon touring with such major acts as Jerry Butler and The Impressions, Jessie Belvin, and Mickey and Sylvia. They issued two more singles on Fury. They later recorded for End, and appeared in the film Jamboree. But by 1960, they disbanded. Louie Lymon then recorded with the Townsmen, and did some unsuccessful duets with his brother at the Apollo. He started a new version of the Teenchords in 1971 with Ralph Ramos, Louis Vasquez, Velmont Miller, and Frank San Pietro. Lymon tried with another edition of the Teenchords in 1983, and they recorded a version of the Teenagers’ “I Want You to Be My Girl” in 1984 for Starlight. They cut “Dance Girl” for the same label in 1985. This lineup included John O’Keefe, Mike Nicoletti, Thomas Camuti, and Andre Gains, along with Lymon. Lymon subsequently left and co-wrote a book about his experiences that was never published.

Robert SWANN

ROBERT SWANN (1945-2006)

Robert Swann, a well-known British supporting actor, died on April 17th, 2006, aged 61 as recently reported to the Old Pangbournian Society. Swann attended The Nautical College, Pangbourne from 1958-62.

Robert Swann never hit the high spots during an acting career lasting more than 40 years, writes Robin Knight, also an Old Pangbournian. But his all-round ability and talent for menacing performances meant that he was frequently cast as a villain or other unreliable character and was rarely out of work.

Swann,-Robert-(58-62).jpg His list of film, television and stage apperances is vast. He appeared in numerous feature films between his debut in "If" in 1968 and his final known appearance in 'Going All The Way' in 1997. Other film appearances included 'Minder' in 1979, 'Hamlet' in 1980, 'Sense & Sensibility' in 1981, 'Betrayed' in 1988, 'Backdraft' in 1991, 'The Babe' in 1992 and 'The Madness of King George' in 1994.

Swann's prolific television work included one-off appearances in such series staples as Bergerac, Holby City, Hearbeat, Lovejoy, Inspector Morse, Judge John Deed and The Sweeney.

On the stage Swann took part in many Shakespearean productions including 'Richard II', 'Hamlet' and 'Coriolanus' in which he acted with Ralph Fiennes in 2000. In 1968 he appeared in Alan Bennett's smash hit 'Forty Years On' at the Apollo theatre in London.

While at the Nautical College Pangbourne Swann wrote poetry. One of his poems, authored when he was in the Upper V Science form, was published in the school magazine (The Log) in 1961. It is titled "Bygones" and reads:

No note of thine will sound beside my grave, And as I silent die So will I silent lie. I will not sleep in cloister or in nave, Nor shall my name be writ on chancel walls, But may my heart be lain Where gusting winds sweep rain, And where the wild water cadence falls In tumble tracks into a churlish sea. And may spray spit my face In that far silent place, And you will not remember me. Here in this home, sweated and hot, You lift an eye in thought - Some inkling somehow brought You back. Remember me? I fancy not.