A Lion’s Trail

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The Story: As much fame as the 66-year-old song, “In The Jungle” has enjoyed (appearing in countless movies, television shows, commercials and Broadway staple The Lion King), its true creator has remained largely unknown. The man who wrote “In the Jungle” was never properly credited. Originally titled “Mbube,” the African isicathamiya song was first transformed into a strummy banjo folk tune by Pete Seeger and copyrighted by his band, The Weavers. The song went on to different reincarnations with doo-wop group The Tokens, and then George David Weiss, who ultimately collected all royalties off the song Solomon Linda created.