"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" singer has died.

[Archae]

:-(

'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' singer dies

Sat Jun 23, 6:33 PM ET

NEW YORK - Hank Medress, whose vocals with the doo wop group the Tokens helped propel their irrepressible single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" to the top of the charts and who produced hits with other groups, has died of lung cancer. He was 68.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_en_mu/obit_medress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwy5uqemp6c

[BlooInBloo]

1. Aw jeez. A-weem-a-wep to him, then. :(

[KitchenWitch]

2. Oh that is so sad.

:cry:

I love that song.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. That's sad...

I'm of an age that remembers that song being a huge hit on the radio. It was a fun song.

[Seabiscuit]

4. Was he the guy who hit all those high notes?

That song and that voice is permanently imbedded in my brain.