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 for “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 ...

Margo Lion, a theater producer who was largely responsible for bringing “Jelly’s Last Jam” and “Hairspray” to Broadway and played a major role in other important shows, including “Angels in America,” ...

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 ...

Philip Margo, a member of the close-harmony group the Tokens, which earned enduring pop-music fame with the No. 1 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961, died Saturday in a hospital in Los Angeles.