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The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. 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 ".
The Tokens é uma banda norte-americana de doo-wop, composta exclusivamente por homens. A banda é originária do Brooklyn. Eles são mundialmente conhecidos pelo single de 1961 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" .
Luís Alberto Alves. The Tokens nasceram em 1955 no bairro do Brooklyn, em Nova York. Foram um dos grupos, com integrantes brancos, de bela harmonia musical no começo da década de 1960, num mercado onde conjuntos formados por negros faziam muito sucesso.
This Brooklyn doo wop group was originally known as the Linc-Tones when they formed in 1955 at Lincoln High School. Hank Medress, Neil Sedaka, Eddie Rabkin, and Cynthia Zolitin didn’t have much impact in their early days recording for Melba.
Though having their roots in Doo-Wopp the Tokens expanded their musical horizons with successful releases spanning four decades including Intercourse in 1968, Cross Country in 1973, Re-Doo-Wopp in 1988 and Esta Noche El Leon Baila in 1996.
In 1998 THE TOKENS became the first and only group to sing the National Anthem in all major league ballparks in one season, an accomplishment that landed them into the Guinness Book of World Records. They have been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
5 de abr. de 2024 · The Tokens took the music industry by storm in the 1960s with their melodic, harmony-driven hits. Known for their soothing sound and seamless blending of voices, the group’s founding members Hank Medress, Phil Margo, Jay Siegel, and Mitch Margo created a musical legacy that endures to this day.
