caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active label image_size background birth_date genre image article_title name occupation
joe negroni frankie lymon and the teenagers 5 september 1978 new york city , new york jose negroni new york city , new york 1955 -- 1978 gee records 150px non_performing_personnel 9 september 1940 rock and roll joe negroni.jpg joe negroni
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joe negroni

joe negroni -lrb- september 9 , 1940 -- september 5 , 1978 -rrb- 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 .
