E-Z
Senior Member
Reg Presley of the Troggs has died age 71 of lung cancer.
RIP Reg
RIP Reg
RIP Reg Presley of the Troggs
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I loved Reggie !! 
Sox
Avoiding The Swan Song
Sad, sad news R.I.P. (Wild Thing).
E-Z
Senior Member
I vaguely remember hearing 'Wild Thing' at the time in 1966 a BIG HIT in the UK and of course it was made very famous by Jimi Hendrix.
The 'Troggs tapes bootleg' has become legendary throughout the music business and amongst Trogg fan's as well.
I still like listening to a lot of there material especially from the 1960s which has a 'nice raw edge' to a lot of it with added distorted guitars.
RIP Reg you done well...
The 'Troggs tapes bootleg' has become legendary throughout the music business and amongst Trogg fan's as well.
I still like listening to a lot of there material especially from the 1960s which has a 'nice raw edge' to a lot of it with added distorted guitars.
RIP Reg you done well...
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METALPRIEST
Senior Member
R.I.P.
Sweaty
ThE OtHeR rAmOnE
Sad news indeed, will be missed...
Big Ears
Music Lover
I remember Reg and the Troggs best for Wild Thing, but he enjoyed a resurgence of interest following Wet Wet Wet's hugely successful cover of Love Is All Around and the fashionable REM's championing of his style. Later in life he became well known for funding research into crop circles, which he believed were more than earthbound hoaxes. I borrowed this from Sky News and found it quite sad and moving:
Reg Presley: The Troggs Singer Dies
The Troggs frontman Reg Presley has died after a long battle with cancer, friends of the singer have announced. Keith Altham, a music publicist and friend of Presley, posted a tribute to the 71-year-old singer/songwriter on his Facebook page. It said: "My dear old pal Reg Presley of The Troggs died today at 1.00, surrounded by family and friends at his home in Andover following a succession of recent strokes and a losing battle with cancer.
"He was one very real person in a sometimes very unreal world. Our thoughts are with his wife Brenda and the the family and those legion of fans who loved his music and his band. I will miss him hugely."
Presley was admitted to hospital in December 2011 after suffering a suspected stroke, which followed at least one previous stroke. He announced he had lung cancer the following month and said he was retiring from music.
His most famous composition was Love Is All Around, which stayed at number one in the UK singles for 15 weeks in 1994 when it was covered by Wet Wet Wet. The Troggs' best-known song, Wild Thing, was not written by Presley and was itself a cover version of the number penned by Chip Taylor. It reached No 1 in the US and No 2 in the UK.
Presley's daughter Karen confirmed the death of her father to music website WENN. She said: "He passed away peacefully at home and myself, my brother and our mother were with him. We're absolutely heartbroken."
Reg Presley: The Troggs Singer Dies
The Troggs frontman Reg Presley has died after a long battle with cancer, friends of the singer have announced. Keith Altham, a music publicist and friend of Presley, posted a tribute to the 71-year-old singer/songwriter on his Facebook page. It said: "My dear old pal Reg Presley of The Troggs died today at 1.00, surrounded by family and friends at his home in Andover following a succession of recent strokes and a losing battle with cancer.
"He was one very real person in a sometimes very unreal world. Our thoughts are with his wife Brenda and the the family and those legion of fans who loved his music and his band. I will miss him hugely."
Presley was admitted to hospital in December 2011 after suffering a suspected stroke, which followed at least one previous stroke. He announced he had lung cancer the following month and said he was retiring from music.
His most famous composition was Love Is All Around, which stayed at number one in the UK singles for 15 weeks in 1994 when it was covered by Wet Wet Wet. The Troggs' best-known song, Wild Thing, was not written by Presley and was itself a cover version of the number penned by Chip Taylor. It reached No 1 in the US and No 2 in the UK.
Presley's daughter Karen confirmed the death of her father to music website WENN. She said: "He passed away peacefully at home and myself, my brother and our mother were with him. We're absolutely heartbroken."
Mr. Bob Dobolina
Senior Member
I just heard. The first thing I did was put on "Love Is All Around". Man, what a beautiful piece of music. RIP Reg.
The Troggs were sadly under-rated in my opinion. Most people I know have heard "Wild Thing" but that's about it. I always thought they had the song writing chops to compete with other bands of the era.
RIP Reg.
RIP Reg.
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