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'Wild Thing' singer Reg Presley of Troggs dead at 71

LONDON (AP) — The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but The Troggs' "Wild Thing" remains a garage rock classic more than 45 years after its release made The Troggs ...
Bristol Herald Courier

On the Record: Were the Troggs one-hit wonders with 'Wild Thing'?

Q: I’m looking for a copy of an early ’60s instrumental called “Potato Peeler” by Bobby Gregg and the G Men, but nobody has ever heard of them or the song. Is it on any album, and what can you tell me ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Reg Presley, Who Sang 'Wild Thing' With The Troggs, Dies

The 71-year-old singer died at his home in England. If you can play three chords, you can pay him some musical respect. Reg Presley, Who Sang 'Wild Thing' With The Troggs, Dies Grab a guitar, hit ...
American Songwriter

New Music Video Features Archival Footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Performing a Classic Song by The Troggs

Tom Petty estate has debuted a brand-new music video for Petty and the Heartbreakers’ inspired 1982 live-in-the-studio cover of The Troggs’ 1966 hit “Wild Thing.” Tom and his band recorded the song at ...
Bristol Herald Courier

Beside 'Wild Thing," name other hits by The Troggs

Q: The Troggs wrote perhaps one of the seminal early rock ’n roll hits, “Wild Thing.” Was that their only hit? A: Although best known for recording the three-chord monster hit, “Wild Thing,” the ...
WESA

Reg Presley, Who Sang 'Wild Thing' With The Troggs, Dies

Grab a guitar, hit those three chords (A, D, E) and take three minutes to pay your respects: Reg Presley, who sang Wild Thing with The Troggs in 1966, is dead. He was 71 and had suffered a series of ...