In the 1960s, Frankie Lymon performed “Little Bitty Pretty One” on national television, mesmerizing audiences with his smooth, high-pitched voice. Many viewers, especially in the Southern United States, were stunned when they saw him on screen and realized he was Black, having assumed he was white based on his voice. The moment exposed deep racial biases of the era, as music often reached across color lines before society did. Frankie Lymon, already famous for hits like “Why Do Fools Fall in Lov