Vernon Green (May 1, 1937 – December 24, 2000) was the American leader of the rhythm and blues band

The Medallions The Medallions were an American doo-wop vocal group led by Vernon Green (1937–2000). History The group formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1954, after Vernon Green was heard singing on the street by Walter "Dootsie" Willia ...

. He wrote the 1954 song "The Letter", which contained the nonsense lyric "the puppetuse of love." According to an interview with Green, puppetutes was "A term I coined to mean a secret paper-doll fantasy figure hus puppet who would be my everything and bear my children." Green died on December 24, 2000, in Los Angeles, California, from complications of a

stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...

he suffered earlier that year.

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2000 deaths American rhythm and blues musicians Specialty Records artists 1937 births 20th-century American musicians {{US-musician-stub