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A year later, Siegel joined the Linc-Tones and the group name was changed to The Tokens. Siegel and Sedaka and fellow Tokens Cynthia Zolitan and Hank Medress then recorded "While I Dream" and "I Love My Baby" for Melba Records. As The Tokens, they performed together on their first television show, The Ted Steele Dance Time.
Jay Siegel was the lead vocalist on all the Tokens' hits including "I Hear Trumpets Blow" (1966) and "Portrait of My Love" (1967). Beginning in 1963, the Tokens also began serving as record producers for other artists, such as the Chiffons , Randy & the Rainbows and the Happenings .
- 1955–1978, 1998–2000
Jay Siegel is the original lead singer of The Tokens, an American male doo-wop-style vocal and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York. Jay is best known for his soaring falsetto on the group's chart-topping 1961 single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
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Oct 20, 2023 · Jay Siegel was born on October 20th, 1939 in Brighton Beach, New York. Siegel is mostly remembered by singing the vocals to the iconic classic Doo-Wop Pop song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” released in 1961 by The Tokens, the Doo-Wop vocal group which Jay Siegel was part of. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” was written and recorded originally as ...
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(All songs co-produced by Jay Siegel) The Tokens • The Lion Sleeps Tonight (co-writer) • Tonight I Fell In Love (co-writer) • Portrait Of My Love • I Hear Trumpets Blow (co-writer) • She Lets Her Hair Down • He’s In Town. The Chiffons • He’s So Fine • One Fine Day