The Troggs are arguably one of the most influential British Invasion bands not named the Beatles or the Stones. In May 1964, childhood friends Reg Presley (vocals) and drummer Ronnie Bond formed the ...

The British Invasion-era track is one of their lesser-known hits in the U.S., but an online video is winning over fans old and new.

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 ...

The writer penned it quickly. And the band recorded it with the same haste. Certainly, the most famous recording of the song resembles something thrown together on the fly. Yet it became one of the ...

While The Troggs might not be considered a household name, just about everybody everywhere knows at least one of the influential '60s rock band's songs: Their 1966 #1 hit, "Wild Thing," is still ...

What does that lyric mean? Send your questions about songs, albums, and the musicians who make them to [email protected]. Bradford Brady and John Maron are freelance music writers based in ...

The Troggs were part of the so-called British Invasion Reg Presley is dead 71 from lung cancer LONDON (AP) — The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' ...

The band enjoyed several hit songs through the decade, the biggest of which was their cover version of Chip Taylor's Wild Thing which topped the US Billboard chart and made Rolling Stone magazine's ...