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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.
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...
Died: 18th June 2007 New York, USA. 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.
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.
YearTitles (a-side, B-side)both Sides From ...Chart Positions(us[21])Chart Positions(us R&b[21])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"——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...
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.
