Just about every song that makes it to #1 takes a long, strange journey to get there. But perhaps none of those journeys are longer or stranger than that of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” “The Lion Sleeps ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Oh, hello! Welcome to Let's Sing! I'm Emma. When you think of Africa, what animal comes to mind? Yes. A ...

Mitch Margo was just 14 when he and some Brooklyn pals recorded “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a doo-wop version of a Zulu folk song that had been recorded dozens of times over the decades. But for the ...

He's sold millions of records and performed all over the world, but a career highlight for Jay Siegel took place in a kindergarten class. Says the man whose falsetto powered the 1961 hit "The Lion ...

His baritone contributed to the 1961 hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which became one of the most recognizable American pop songs ever. By Neil Genzlinger Philip Margo, a member of the close-harmony ...

Prepare to have a doo-wop ditty stuck in your head all day long, thanks to Jimmy Fallon and special guest Billy Joel. The legendary singer-songwriter stopped by the “Tonight Show” on Thursday and was ...

Ever since the first time someone realized they could make a buck selling a recording of someone else playing music, one of them’s been getting screwed. I think you know who (HINT: it rhymes with ...

Want to revamp a classic Billy Joel hit? There's an app for that. On Thursday night, Jimmy Fallon welcomed the legendary singer on The Tonight Show and pulled out an iPad, asking if Joel would ...

The post R.I.P. Philip Margo, Singer of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” Dead at 79 appeared first on Consequence. Philip Margo, longtime member of The Tokens — the doo-wop vocal group most famous for “The ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A U.S. company has settled a long-running legal dispute with a South African family over the copyright to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” one of Africa’s most famous tunes, ...