Perhaps best known for singing baritone in the band's 1961 hit song, Philip Margo also worked as a music producer and television writer throughout his career Philip Margo, a member of the band The ...

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 ...

“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is one of the most recognizable songs in modern music history. It was a No. 1 hit in the early 1960s and later became a staple of oldies radio stations nationwide. A younger ...