‘Wild Thing’ singer and frontman for ‘The Troggs’ Reg Presley dies at 71
Source: Raw Story
Reg Presley, lead singer of British 1960s rock band The Troggs, has died aged 71, a friend has said.
Presley, best known for hits including “Wild Thing” and “Love Is All Around”, had announced a year ago that he was battling cancer and would retire from the band.
Veteran music journalist Keith Altham, a close friend of Presley’s, wrote on his Facebook page that the singer had died “surrounded by family and friends” on Monday at his home in Andover, southeast England.
“My dear old pal Reg Presley of The Troggs died today,” he wrote.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/05/wild-thing-singer-and-frontman-for-the-troggs-reg-presley-dies-at-71/
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I was 13 or 14 when Wild Thing hit Billboard #1.
As performed by The Troggs, "Wild Thing" is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Hope Reg Presley (born Reginald Maurice Ball) gets to wear one of those suits again...maybe with wings.
Thanks for the post, AN. It was refreshing.
And on the flip was a version by "Senator Everett McKinley."
Everett McKinley Dirksen had cut a spoken word single called "Gallant Men."
So naturally this version featured the line, "Oh, you gallant Wild Thing..."
For one thing, the brunette in mine is much cuter than the blonde in yours.
Good thing Beyonce wasn't with the group, or everybody would be complaining about the lip-synching.
-- Mal
