Mitch Margo, who rode 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' to the top of the charts, dies at 70

LOS ANGELES - Mitch Margo was just 14 when he and some Brooklyn pals recorded "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a doo-wop version of a Zulu folk song that had been recorded dozens of times over the decades.

But for the New York boy group, the song proved to be a powerful elixir as it climbed the charts and settled in at No. 1 for three weeks, and then remained