Back in early 1961, the Tokens released a single for Warwick Records company entitled "Tonight I Fell In Love," which scored #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned them an opportunity to perform on American Bandstand. The popularity that the band garnered as a result of this performance brought them new recording opportunities, culminating in their cover of Solomon Linda's "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" for RCA Victor company. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was a mainstay on North American music radio stations through 1966. "He's in town" charted in the Northeastern US and appeared on the group's own B.T. Puppy record label.
Monday, February 27, 2012
#Music Monday ::: He's In Town
This tune could easily have been a 4 Seasons hit: I heard an urban DJ mix it one night with a couple of rap perfromances (wish I had been near a recording device!)
Back in early 1961, the Tokens released a single for Warwick Records company entitled "Tonight I Fell In Love," which scored #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned them an opportunity to perform on American Bandstand. The popularity that the band garnered as a result of this performance brought them new recording opportunities, culminating in their cover of Solomon Linda's "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" for RCA Victor company. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was a mainstay on North American music radio stations through 1966. "He's in town" charted in the Northeastern US and appeared on the group's own B.T. Puppy record label.
Back in early 1961, the Tokens released a single for Warwick Records company entitled "Tonight I Fell In Love," which scored #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned them an opportunity to perform on American Bandstand. The popularity that the band garnered as a result of this performance brought them new recording opportunities, culminating in their cover of Solomon Linda's "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" for RCA Victor company. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was a mainstay on North American music radio stations through 1966. "He's in town" charted in the Northeastern US and appeared on the group's own B.T. Puppy record label.
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