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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.
Nov 17, 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...
Nov 18, 2021 · Philip Margo, the longtime member of The Tokens, famous for “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, has died. He was 79. He passed away exactly 60 years to the day the song was released in 1961.
Nov 17, 2021 · Philip Margo was a member of the doo-wop band The Tokens, who had a No. 1 hit with the song in 1961. He also worked as a music producer and TV writer, and was the brother of Mitch Margo, another Tokens member.
Nov 18, 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.
Nov 17, 2021 · Tokens singer Philip Margo has died at the age of 79 after suffering a stroke. The musician – whose band is best known for The Lion King’s hit single, The Lion Sleeps Tonight – died in a Los ...
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Nov 17, 2021 · The Tokens’ Philip Margo has died at 79, as The New York Times reports. Margo’s biggest claim to fame was singing on his band’s version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which eventually hit #1...
