caption current_members image_size article_title past_members background image origin name
the tokens in 1967 `` vocalist -rrb- bill reid kurt yahjian jay traynor -lrb- former as member , deceased -rrb- as `` the margo brothers tokens jay '' mitch margo phillip margo jay leslie mike johnson noah siegels margo ari margo damien margo tokens jay siegel -lrb- lead 200px the tokens
 neil sedaka hank medress eddie rabkin cynthia zolotin group_or_band the tokens.png united states the tokens
the tokens

the tokens are an american male doo-wop-style vocal group and record production company group from brooklyn , new york .
they are known best for their chart-topping 1961 single , `` the lion sleeps tonight '' -lrb- -rrb- .
