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Henry " Hank " Medress (November 19, 1938 – June 18, 2007) was an American singer and record producer, best known for his taking part in the American band The Tokens . Biography. Medress was born in Brooklyn, New York City, where he attended "Abraham Lincoln" High School.
Hank Medress, a founding member of the 1960s doo-wop group the Tokens, whose biggest hit was “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 68. The cause was lung...
24. Juni 2007 · Medress, who was divorced, is survived by two sons, two daughters and two grandchildren. · Henry (Hank) Medress, singer and record producer, born November 19 1938; died June 18 2007
Hank Medress. Although I met Hank Medress and the Tokens backstage at a Murray the K Rock'n'Roll Show in 1961, it wasn't until two years later that I had my first real conversation with him. We were lying side by side on gurneys at Lincoln Hospital up in the Bronx, donating blood to songwriter Ronnie Mack ('He's So Fine'), a few days before he ...
25. Juni 2007 · New York singer and music producer Hank Medress, best known as the voice behind The Lion Sleeps Tonight by doo-wop group The Tokens, has died. Medress, who was 68, died June 18 at his Manhattan...
Hank Medress. Follow Artist +. Though he began his recording career as a member of the Tokens, Hank Medress has had one hell of a long run as a producer and songwriter, as evidenced by the 30 Top 40 hits that fill his resume. The Brooklyn-born….
History. The band was formed in 1955 at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York, and was known first as the Linc-Tones, [1] a name inspired by the President of the United States ' surname. [2] . The original members were Neil Sedaka, Hank Medress, Eddie Rabkin, and Cynthia Zolotin; however, Rabkin was replaced in 1956 by Jay Siegel.