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Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band the Troggs , whose hits included " Wild Thing " (#1 on the Hot 100 on 30 July – 6 August 1966) and " With a Girl Like You " (#1 on the UK Official Singles ...
5 Feb 2013 · Reg Presley, who had hits like Wild Thing and Love Is All Around, passed away in 2013 after a battle with lung cancer and strokes. He was also a crop circle and UFO enthusiast and wrote a book on the paranormal.
5 Feb 2013 · Reg Presley, the lead singer of the 1960's band The Troggs, has died aged 71. The band enjoyed several hit songs through the decade, the biggest of which was their cover...
6 Feb 2013 · Reg Presley, a bricklayer-turned-singer whose ebulliently lusty vocal on the Troggs’ smash hit “Wild Thing” helped elevate the song to rock ’n’ roll legend, died on Monday at his home in...
5 Feb 2013 · The influential garage-rock band leader died of lung cancer in 2013. He was known for his primal voice and songs like "Wild Thing" and "With a Girl Like You".
Reg Presley was the lead singer and songwriter of the Troggs, a British rock band that had hits like 'Wild Thing' and 'With A Girl Like You'. He also wrote 'Love Is All Around', a song revived by Wet Wet Wet for the film Four Weddings And A Funeral.
5 Feb 2013 · Reg Presley, lead singer of British rock band The Troggs whose raucous "Wild Thing" topped the charts in 1966, died on Monday, one of his agents has confirmed.
