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George David Weiss Dies at 89

Wrote ‘What A Wonderful World’ and ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’

by
Marc Tracy
August 25, 2010

Songwriter, Broadway impresario, and musician George David Weiss died Monday. Below, enjoy his most famous song, which somehow manages to be affecting even after the 500th time you’ve heard it.

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.