The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. [1] 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 ", which borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube" by South African ...

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Throughout the sixties The Tokens were responsible for some of music's most well known songs. Besides the worldwide sensation, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” they also wrote and recorded the gold records "Tonight I Fell in Love,” and "I Hear Trumpets Blow.”

"The Lion Sleeps Tonigh" by The Tokens (also known as "A-Wimoweh" or "In the jungle, the mighty jungle") is a 1961 song, this video was recorded from TV show "Studio Uno" on RAI 1 Italy on...

In the jungle, the mighty jungleThe lion sleeps tonightIn the jungle the quiet jungleThe lion sleeps tonightNear the village the peaceful villageThe lion sle...

In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop group the Tokens became a number-one hit in the United States. It earned millions in royalties from cover versions and film licensing. Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in Zulu, while those from the Tokens' adaptation were written by George David Weiss.

The Tokens were an American male doo-wop-style vocal group and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York. They are known best for their 1961 single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

The song gained international fame when The Tokens, a popular American doo-wop group, released their take on it as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961. This version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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The Tokens are an American male doo-wop-style vocal group from Brooklyn, New York. They are known best for their chart-scoring 1961 single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Template:Audio). The group was formed in 1955 at Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High …