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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.
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 original members were Neil Sedaka, Hank Medress, Eddie Rabkin, and Cynthia Zolotin; however, Rabkin was replaced in 1956 by Jay Siegel. In the same year the band recorded its first single, "While I Dream", with Sedaka on lead vocals; the song was a local hit in New York.
Today's featured artist is Hank Medress (1938 - 2007), former lead singer of the one-hit-wonder doo-wop band The Tokens, who hit #1 with "The Lion Sleeps Ton...
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...
American producer and singer/songwriter. Founder of vocal group The Tokens responsible for the hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight and found fame as a producer for the iconic Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree. Show more. In Groups: Darrell & The Oxfords, Dawn (5), Margo-Medress, Margo, Margo, Medress & Siegel, Medress & Appell Productions, The ...
18. Juni 2007 · Original songs. Hank Medress wrote Tonight I Met an Angel, I Hear Trumpets Blow and I Have a Boyfriend.
