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Henry "Hank" Medress (November 19, 1938 – June 18, 2007) was an American singer and record producer, best known for his taking part in the American band The Tokens.
Hank Medress, a founding member of the 1960s doo-wop group the Tokens, whose biggest hit was “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 68.
El grupo se formó en 1955 en la Escuela Secundaria Abraham Lincoln de Brooklyn, titulado inicialmente The Linc-Tones. Estuvo conformado inicialmente por Neil Sedaka, Hank Medress, Eddie Rabkin y Cynthia Zolotin.
25 de jun. de 2007 · New York singer and music producer Hank Medress, best known as the voice behind The Lion Sleeps Tonight by doo-wop group The Tokens, has died. Medress, who was 68, died June 18 at his Manhattan...
The original members were Neil Sedaka, Hank Medress, Eddie Rabkin, and Cynthia Zolotin; however, Rabkin was replaced in 1956 by Jay Siegel. In the same year the band recorded its first single, "While I Dream", with Sedaka on lead vocals; the song was a local hit in New York.
11 de jul. de 2007 · Hank Medress, cantante de los Tokens. Fue también productor de los Happenings, las Chiffons y Tony Orlando and Dawn. Diego A. Manrique. Jul 10, 2007 - 18:00 EDT. El nombre de los Tokens está...
Today's featured artist is Hank Medress (1938 - 2007), former lead singer of the one-hit-wonder doo-wop band The Tokens, who hit #1 with "The Lion Sleeps Ton...
