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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...
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- Neil Genzlinger
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...
- Martin Schüler
Phil Margo. The Lion Lives On. Throughout the sixties THE TOKENS wrote, produced and recorded some of music's most well known songs. Besides their smash recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," they also had hits with "Tonight I Fell in Love," "I Hear Trumpets Blow," and "Portrait of My Love."
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. The music man passed at a...
Philip Margo died of a stroke on November 13, 2021, at a hospital in Los Angeles, aged 79. Bass singer Bill Reid of Jay Siegel's Tokens suffered a heart attack on April 11, 2022, and died shortly afterwards.
17. Nov. 2021 · Philip Margo, a member of the band The Tokens and a singer on the 1961 hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," has died at 79. He also worked as a music producer and a television writer. He died of a stroke on Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles. The song was written by George Weiss and the melody by South African musician Solomon Linda.
