When I was piecing together my two-part Hive-Blog article titled “Meet A Hysterical Self-Appointed Pedo-Expert” regarding the controversy over a dating relationship between an 18-year-old female YouTuber named Ariadna Juarez and a 13-year-old boy named Damian Gurrusquieta that started out back in the summer of 2018, the subject of a similar controversial relationship that the late Zola Taylor had with the late Frankie Lymon back in 1956 came to mind. I was going to mention about it therein. However, after considering all the different circumstances that factored into that same forbidden relationship back in 1956, I decided that it warranted a Hive-Blog article of its own.
Like most of you Hiveans, Hivians, and Hivers out there who may be reading this article of mine, I had not yet been born in the 1950s. However, I am well aware that the 1950s has a reputation of being a very conservative decade.
All any of us have to do is watch a rerun of Happy Days to know that parents imposed many more rules on their teenage kids as for dating and socializing than they do nowadays. On some cable television channels, you may still be able to view reruns of sitcoms from that decade in the form of Father Knows Best, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, and The Donna Reed Show that will give you firsthand knowledge of what being a teenager was like back in those days in terms of family values that parents instilled in their children.
Most of us have heard that premarital sex was almost unheard of back in the 1950s here in the United States of America, especially among teenagers. However, whenever the topic of entertainers and forbidden love comes up, the first thing that comes to mind with most of us is Jerry Lee Lewis’s marriage to Myra Gale Brown in 1957.
Jerry Lee Lewis was 21 years old and Myra Gale Brown was 13 years old when they got married. Moreover, they were blood-related to each other. Their marriage has sparked great controversy to this very day.
Sometimes people will bring up the fact that the late Elvis Presley was 24 years old and Priscilla Presley (then known as Priscilla Beaulieu) was only 14 years old when they fell in love with each other back in 1959, but usually they will give the late Elvis Presley a free pass inasmuch as he was the King of Rock-And-Roll. In any event, what seems to have gotten so very little attention through the years in that regard is the late Zola Taylor’s sizzling romance with the late Frankie Lymon back in 1956.
1. The Late Zola Taylor And The Late Frankie Lymon Were Musical Legends In The 1950s
In case any of you Hiveans, Hivians, and Hivers are unfamiliar with either one of these celebrities from the 1950s, allow me to provide you with their respective backgrounds. The late Zola Taylor was originally a solo artist until she joined The Platters in 1954, which was when her popularity as a musician began to take off by leaps and bounds.
The late Ms. Taylor and The Platters released songs that were a mixture of rock-and-roll, rhythm and blues, doo-wop and love ballads. One of her biggest hits with The Platters was “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” The YouTube video below provides you with a sample of that same song.
The Song Titled “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” By The Late Zola Taylor And The Platters
The late Frankie Lymon also made 1954 a very big year for himself. He joined The Teenagers (then known as The Premiers), and his music career skyrocketed in popularity shortly thereafter.
Similarly to the late Zola Taylor and The Platters, the late Frankie Lymon and his group performed songs that were a mixture of rock-and-roll, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, and even gushy love ballads. One of the late Mr. Lymon’s biggest hits with The Teenagers was “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” The YouTube video below provides you with a sample of that same song.
The Song Titled “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” By The Late Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
