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Interview with Jay Siegel, the original lead singer of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and the song's rise over 50 years to legendary status.
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- Duración: 0:18:18
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www.jaysiegelandthetokens.com www.paulromaine.com Jay Siegel’s Tokens have had many hits over the years such as Tonight I Fell in Love, He’s in Town, I Hear Trumpets Blow, and Portrait of My Love. However none of them compare to their biggest hit of all. It guarantees their place in history because it is “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. Just look at the history of the song that seems as though everyone is familiar with. When it was first recorded in 1961 it skyrocketed to 1 million sales in the U.S. in a short period of time. The record label RCA Victor Records was so impressed with its debut they decided to market it internationally and it sold another 2 million records in 36 countries overseas. As if that wasn’t enough, 50 years later it was inserted into the current Broadway musical The Lion King where it has gotten a brand new group of young and older fans for Jay Siegel’s Tokens. In the interview you will hear stories about Jay’s early care