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.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight is the result of those many years of essayistic crying in the wilderness, the hero of our tale and one of South Africa’s most prominent journalists.

South African lawyers are suing U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. for infringement of copyright on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," the most popular song to emerge from Africa, the lawyers said ...

The original recording of The Lion Sleeps Tonight, composed 62 years ago by a South African who died in poverty without royalties, is to be released again to benefit his family.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Three impoverished South African women, whose father wrote "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," have won a six-year battle for royalties in a landmark case that could affect ...

‘ReMastered: The Lion’s Share’ Seeks Justice For African Writer Of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” By Benjamin H. Smith @ bhsmithnyc Published June 7, 2019, 5:15 p.m. ET ...

Millions of dollars in royalties from the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" will go to the heirs of the late South African composer Solomon Linda, who died in 1962. In 1950, when blacks had few ...

The family of South African composer Solomon Linda has reached a settlement in the lawsuit over his world-famous song 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.' ...