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Philip Frederick Margo (April 1, 1942 – November 13, 2021) was an American musician and author who was a longtime member of The Tokens, along with his brother Mitch. They are best known for their hit recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks in 1961.
17. Nov. 2021 · 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 on Saturday in a hospital in Los...
The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single " The Lion Sleeps Tonight ".
YearTitles (a-side, B-side)both Sides From ...Chart Positions(us[16])Chart Positions(us R&b[16])1956"I Love My Baby"b/w "While I Dream"——1961"Tonight I Fell in Love"b/w "I'll Always ...15—1961"When I Go to Sleep at Night"b/w "Dry ...——1961"Sincerely"b/w "When Summer Is Through"——18. Nov. 2021 · Philip Margo ist im Alter von 79 Jahren gestorben. Er war Sänger der Doo-Wop-Band The Tokens, die vor allem durch den Millionenseller „The Lion Sleeps Tonight“ bekannt wurde. Nach Angaben...
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18. Nov. 2021 · Philip Margo, singer with the Tokens, known for “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died Saturday of a stroke at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 79.
18. Nov. 2021 · Philip Margo, der auch Schlagzeug spielte, wurde mit The Tokens mit ihrer Aufführung von „The Lion Sleeps Tonight“, einem Cover des südafrikanischen Liedes „Mbube“, das 1939 von Solomon Linda geschrieben und aufgenommen wurde, weltberühmt.
18. Nov. 2021 · Philip Margo, a founding member of The Tokens, the doo-wop foursome behind the ‘60s hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died Saturday (Nov. 13) at the age of 79.
