The Tokens’ Philip Margo has died at 79, as The New York Times reports. Margo’s biggest claim to fame was singing on his band’s version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which eventually hit #1 on the ...

Philip Margo of the pop group The Tokens died on Saturday, Nov. 13 following complications from a stroke. He was 79. The Brooklyn-born musician found fame with his band for singing one of the 'best ...

His baritone contributed to the 1961 hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which became one of the most recognizable American pop songs ever. By Neil Genzlinger Philip Margo, a member of the close-harmony ...

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "Wimba Way" or "Wimoweh" (and originally as "Mbube"), is a song written and recorded by Solomon Linda originally with the Evening Birds for the South African ...