Just about every song that makes it to #1 takes a long, strange journey to get there. But perhaps none of those journeys are longer or stranger than that of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” “The Lion Sleeps ...

In 1961, The Tokens recorded a song entitled, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” The lyrics include this line: “Hush my darling, don’t fear, my darling, the lion sleeps tonight.” This song came to mind when I ...

Think they'll take their act on the road? Billy Joel joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Thursday, where they formed an impromptu two-man doo-wop group and performed a rendition of "The Lion ...