The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
Personnel: George David Weiss (lyricist), George David Weiss (composer), Luigi Creatore (lyricist), Hugo Peretti (lyricist), Luigi Creatore (composer), Solomon Linda (lyricist), Hugo Peretti (composer), Solomon Linda (composer)
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Artist info
The Tokens aka Tokens
The Tokens are an American male doo-wop-style vocal group and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York. They are known best for their chart-topping 1961 single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". The group was formed in 1955 at Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High School, and was known first as The Linc-Tones. Originally featuring members Neil Sedaka, Hank Medress, Eddie Rabkin, and Cynthia Zolotin, Rabkin was replaced by Jay Siegel in 1956, and the band recorded its first single, "While I Dream" that same year. Read more on Last.fm
Album info
Also from this album: Make The World Go Away,Tell Laura I Love Her,500 Miles Away from Home,Grazing in the Grass
