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2. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Wikipedia

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   "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda [2] under the title "Mbube", [3] through South African Gallo Record Company. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop group the Tokens became a number-one hit in the United States.

3. Anita Darian - Wikipedia

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   She settled in New York City and worked in everything from opera and classical recitals to television jingles and cartoon voice-overs. She appeared in several television productions of musicals and operas from the 1950s to the 1970s. [2] Darian also sang the female soprano portion on The Tokens' 1961 #1 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". [3]

4. Solomon Linda - Wikipedia

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   Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 [1] – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), [2] was a South African musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the pop music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and gave its name to the Mbube style of isicathamiya a cappella later popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

5. The Tokens - Wikipedia

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   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 singer Solomon Linda.

6. Loulie Jean Norman - Wikipedia

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   A few notable songs she can be heard in are The Tokens' rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and the Disney Parks song "Grim Grinning Ghosts". (Wikipedia articles on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" say that it was Anita Darian on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight.") Norman voiced Penelope Pinfeather in Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.

7. Mitch Margo - Wikipedia

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   Margo was a professional recording artist by the age of 14. Along with brother Phil Margo, he was a member of The Tokens.The vocal group is best known for its hit recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks in 1961.

8. Tight Fit - Wikipedia

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   Later in the year, record producer Tim Friese-Greene recorded a version of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. The singer was Roy Ward, the former drummer and percussionist from the British 1970s band City Boy. The song was released in early 1982, again under the name Tight Fit.

9. The Jim Henson Hour - Wikipedia

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   Musical Number – "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Nylons; Monster Telethon – A telethon that is run by the Muppet Monsters. The Time Channel – The Timecaster tells the different time forecasts until he is interrupted by Beautiful Day Monster and some other Muppet Monsters from the telethon asking if he has given any money.