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Philip Frederick Margo (April 1, 1942 – November 13, 2021) was an American musician and author who was a longtime member of The Tokens, along with his brother Mitch. They are best known for their hit recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks in 1961.
Finally establishing its most famous name and line-up, the group became known as the Tokens in 1960 after recruiting the 13-year-old multi-instrumentalist and first tenor Mitch Margo and his baritone brother Philip "Phil" Margo.
YearTitles (a-side, B-side)both Sides From ...Chart Positions(us[16])Chart Positions(us R&b[16])1956"I Love My Baby"b/w "While I Dream"——1961"Tonight I Fell in Love"b/w "I'll Always ...15—1961"When I Go to Sleep at Night"b/w "Dry ...——1961"Sincerely"b/w "When Summer Is Through"——17 nov 2021 · Philip Margo, a member of the close-harmony group the Tokens, which earned enduring pop-music fame with the No. 1 hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in 1961, died on Saturday in a hospital in Los...
18 nov 2021 · Philip Margo, singer with the Tokens, known for “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died Saturday of a stroke at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 79.
18 nov 2021 · Philip Margo, a founding member of The Tokens, the doo-wop foursome behind the ‘60s hit “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died Saturday (Nov. 13) at the age of 79.
The lineup for the Tokens included Siegel and Medress and brothers Mitch and Phil Margo. The group recorded Tonight I Fell In Love on Warwick and it was successful, reaching number 15 on the charts early in 1961.
17 nov 2021 · Philip Margo, a member of the 1960s band The Tokens, died on Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles after reportedly suffering a stroke.
