Solomon Linda, the Zulu musician who wrote Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight), sold the rights in 1952 for one million dollars.

Name: Solomon Linda, the Zulu musician who wrote Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight), sold the rights in 1952 for one million dollars.
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Solomon Linda sold the rights for a one-time payment of ten shillings (less than one US dollar) and never received royalties for the song's success. The rights were later acquired by various music publishers and companies for much higher amounts.

Solomon Linda, the Zulu Musician Who Wrote Mbube (The Lion