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   Apr 20, 2024 · 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 hospital in Los Angeles, after suffering a stroke, his family told The New York Times.

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   The Tokens were an American doo-wop band [1] and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

4. www.nytimes.com › 2021/11/17 › artsPhilip Margo of the Tokens, Who Sang of a Snoozing Lion, Dies ...

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   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...

5. www.stereogum.com › 2167857The Tokens’ Philip Margo Dead At 79 - Stereogum

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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 on...

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   Nov 17, 2021 · Philip Margo of the pop group The Tokens died on Saturday, Nov. 13 following complications from a stroke. He was 79. The Brooklyn-born musician found fame with his band for singing one of the...

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   Nov 17, 2021 · Philip Margo, a member of the band The Tokens, has died. He was 79. Philip died on Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke, his family told The New York Times. Further...

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   How did Philip Margo die?

   • Philip Margo. Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Philip Margo, a member of the band The Tokens, has died. He was 79. Philip died on Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke, his family told The New York Times. Further details about his death were not given.

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   How many children does Philip Margo have?

   • Later in their career, The Tokens split into two separate groups, one led by Siegel and another by the two Margo brothers. Margo is survived by his wife, three children and eight grandchildren. Philip Margo, member of doo-wop group The Tokens and singer of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', has died aged 79.

   Philip Margo, Tokens member and singer of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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   How many hits did the tokens have?

   • The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

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   Who were the members of the tokens in the 1960s?

   • Philip Margo, third from left, with the other members of the Tokens in the early 1960s. The others in the group were, from left, Jay Siegel, Hank Medress and Mitch Margo, Mr. Margo’s brother. Warner Bros. Records, via Photofest

   Philip Margo of the Tokens, Who Sang of a Snoozing Lion, Dies at 79

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   Who are the tokens & why are they so famous?

   • Margo was born in Brooklyn in 1942 and formed The Tokens in the late 1950s with his younger brother Mitch Margo, Jay Siegel and Hank Medress. The band’s most famous song came with ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’, a song originally written and recorded in 1939 by Zulu singer Solomon Linda.

   Philip Margo, Tokens member and singer of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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   When did the tokens become a band?

   • Finally establishing its most famous name and line-up, the group became known as the Tokens in 1960 after recruiting the 13-year-old multi-instrumentalist and first tenor Mitch Margo and his baritone brother Philip "Phil" Margo.

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9. www.nme.com › news › musicPhilip Margo, Tokens member and singer of ‘The Lion Sleeps ...

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   Nov 22, 2021 · Philip Margo, member of doo-wop group The Tokens and singer of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’, has died aged 79. The news of Margo’s death was revealed in a statement by his family, who said he ...