Music Deaths: Wayne Cochran "White Knight" and Mitch Margo "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

WAYNE COCHRAN, 78

Died November 21, 2017

"The White Knight of Soul Music"  Wrote "Last Kiss" a big hit for J. Frank Wilson and Pearl Jam.  He never ha an American pop hit but had a huge influence on black and white artists.



MITCH MARGO, 70

Died November 24. 2017

High tenor voice with the Tokens.  he sang the high falsetto in "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"  (#1-1961).  He cowrote "Tonight I Fell in Love"  (#15-1961).