The Troggs, were a successful English rock band of the 1960s, who had a number of hits in Britain and America, including their most famous song, " Wild Thing". The Troggs were from the town of Andover in southern England. The band's name comes from shortening the word troglodyte - meaning "cave dweller".
Reg Presley - born Reginald Maurice Ball on 12 June 1941, in Andover, Hampshire - Vocals Chris Britton - born on 21 June 1945 in Watford, Hertfordshire - Guitar Pete Staples - born Peter Lawrence Staples on 3 May 1944 in Andover, Hampshire - Bass Guitar Ronnie Bond - born Ronald James Bullis on 4 May 1943 in Andover, Hampshire. Died on 13 November 1992 - Drums
The Troggs were signed by the manager of The Kinks in 1966 and recorded on Larry Page's Page One Records. Their most famous hit was the single " Wild Thing" (written by Chip Taylor), which reached #1 in the United States in June 1966. Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it to quickly become a garage rock standard.
They also had a number of other hits, including "With a Girl Like You" (a UK #1 in July 1966, U.S. #25), "I Can't Control Myself" (a UK #2 in September 1966), "Anyway That You Want Me" (UK #10 in December 1966), "Night of the Long Grass" (UK #17 in May 1967), and "Love Is All Around" (UK #5 in October 1967 and US #7 in February 1968). In the early 1970s, in an attempt to re-create their 1960s successes, the Troggs re-united with Larry Page, now running Penny Farthing Records, but the resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit Good Vibrations did not capture the public's imagination.
