The post R.I.P. Philip Margo, Singer of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” Dead at 79 appeared first on Consequence. Philip Margo, longtime member of The Tokens — the doo-wop vocal group most famous ...

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 ...

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 ...

Because the song doesn’t have anything to do with it. But you don’t want someone to feel that you’re stealing from them.” Hear R.E.M. Cover 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' ...