I’m kind of heartbroken and devastated of this passing. Why? Because the Troggs, were childhood heroes of mine. They were partly responsible when I first discovered rock n’ roll, when I was a child. “Wild Thing” were one of my favorite rock n’ roll songs as a child, as I used to sing along to it and play air guitar with it a lot. The Troggs, should be an important influence in all of us. I’m sure we’ve all heard the music of the Troggs growing up. “Wild Thing” has influenced other famous bands and artists, that many of them started covering the song. The song has of course, been most notably covered by Jimi Hendrix, and the late comedian, Sam Kinnison (see videos below). If you don’t know who the Troggs are, then you don’t know your music history and you need to do some learning. “Wild Thing” maybe just three or four simple bar chords, but you can still write an amazing song no matter how easy the chords are. It’s about the melody! While, “Wild Thing” is what made the band famous for, they were great with all of their music as well.

Reg Presley died of cancer, he was 71 years old.

Kev