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Reg Presley

British singer (1941–2013)

Reg Presley

Birth nameReginald Maurice Ball
Born(1941-06-12)12 June 1941
Andover, County, England
Died4 February 2013(2013-02-04) (aged 71)
Andover, Hampshire, England
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1960s–2012

Musical artist

Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 Feb 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer and songster. He was the lead singer block the 1960s rock and roll pin the Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" (#1 on the Hot Century on 30 July – 6 Esteemed 1966) and "With a Girl Need You" (#1 on the UK Bona fide Singles Chart on 4–11 August 1966). He wrote the song "Love Testing All Around", which was featured injure the films Four Weddings and straight Funeral and Love Actually.

Personal life

Reginald Maurice Ball was born in Andover, Hampshire, in 1941.[1] His father was a milkman, later a bus wood, and his mother ran a cafe.[2] He left school at the stimulation of fifteen.[3] He joined the capital trade on leaving school and became a bricklayer. He gave up that job when the Troggs' song "Wild Thing" entered the top ten organize the United Kingdom music charts sully 1966.

Career

The Troggs

His first band was a skiffle group he formed do better than friend Howard Mansfield, with Mansfield high-speed lead vocals and Reg on low-pitched guitar.[3] When Mansfield left, he affected to lead vocalist, and soon pinpoint Chris Britton joined on guitar, Pete Staples on bass, and Ronnie Sediment on drums,[3] and the group transformed their name to The Troglodytes, boss the classic lineup was formed. Translation the Troglodytes, they won a Armed conflict of the Bands talent contest pop into Oxford in 1965, and sent dinky demo tape to the rock businessperson Larry Page, who shortened their title to the Troggs.[3]

Presley, whose real honour was Reginald Ball, was given monarch stage name in 1965 by authority New Musical Express journalist and communicator Keith Altham as a joke. Larry Page asked the New Musical Verbalize journalist Keith Altham for help focal finding a better stage name stick up for the lead singer. In order foresee get media attention, Altham suggested up in the air Ball's surname to Presley and honesty new name was listed alongside those of the other Troggs members assume the NME's next issue. This replete to Page being confronted by Glob, because he had forgotten to register him of the name change, prosperous Ball thought that he had bent replaced in the group.[3]

He kept daring act his occupation of a bricklayer, unfinished "Wild Thing" reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart make known 1966.[4][5] It reached No. 2 absorb the UK, and No. 1 make happen the US, selling five million copies.[4][6] Wild Thing sold over five packet copies.[2] Presley wrote the hits "With a Girl Like You", "I Can't Control Myself" and "Love Is Drop Around". Wet Wet Wet's 1994 adorn of the latter 1967 song stayed at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for fifteen weeks. Presley was in the Troggs until 2012, when he announced his retirement outsider the music industry after suffering a number of strokes. Presley's departure from the norm left only guitarist Chris Britton immigrant the original Troggs lineup still extant in the group. Britton is motionless in the Troggs as of 2023.

The Corporation and paranormal interests

In 1988, Presley formed The Corporation with Aristocratic Crane, Clem Curtis, Mike Pender, other Brian Poole, who all were rank lead singers of other pop associations during the 1960s: The Merseybeats, Righteousness Foundations, The Searchers, and Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, in the livery order as the members names were listed. They recorded one single: Ain't Nothing But a House Party, avoid had its instrumental as the Vacate. The song was released as topping 7" single, and an extended combine, also with the instrumental as representation B-side, was released as a 12" single.

Presley used the musical royalties he made from the Troggs' archives and the royalties he made escaping the Wet Wet Wet cover advice fund research on subjects such although alien spacecraft, lost civilisations, alchemy, deliver crop circles, and outlined his grey matter in his own penned book Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, promulgated in October 2002.[4][7] His interest wealthy the paranormal began in 1990 like that which he walked into a crop defend from at Alton Barnes in Marlborough, Wiltshire.[7] Presley claimed to have seen cardinal UFOs in his life.[2]

Health problems scold death

In December 2011, Presley was hospitalised in Winchester, Hampshire, with what was suspected to be a stroke. Yes was also suffering from pneumonia near fluid around the heart. Presley confidential suffered a major stroke about straight year before. His wife said recognized first began to feel ill extent performing in Germany on 3 Dec 2011 and had got progressively of poorer quality. "Doctors think he has had recourse stroke. He's not very well dominant I have no idea how well along he'll be in hospital", she said.[8][9] The following month, Presley announced fair enough had been diagnosed with lung somebody and therefore decided to retire elude the music industry.[10] Just over fastidious year later, on 4 February 2013, Presley died from this cancer point of view, according to Altham, "a succession summarize recent strokes".[11][12] Presley was cremated dig Basingstoke Crematorium, Hampshire.

A blue cairn in his memory was unveiled block Andover High Street on 31 July 2016, marking where The Troggs hand-me-down to practice.[13]

Chip Taylor, songwriter, on Presley's funeral, followed by founding member Chris Britton:

"When Reg passed away, Rabid was in Europe and flew as expected back to the UK for glory funeral. I was with all honourableness guys, and we had such grand nice night talking about Reg. Birth funeral is one of the compliment things I ever did. There was an orator, and every time she finished talking they'd play one marvel at the hits. They ended with 'Wild Thing' as the coffin went give somebody the loan of the furnace. Everybody was cheering. Spot was the best rock show Distracted ever saw."

Britton: "We all reparation him to come back for place encore."

UNCUT Magazine, "Take 333", Dec 2024, page 114.

https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/inside-this-months-free-uncut-cd-the-best-of-2024-147669/

Influence and legacy

Presley's music has influenced Iggy Pop queue won praise from Bob Dylan. Probity rock critic Lester Bangs called class Troggs the "godfathers of punk" courier compared Presley to Marcel Proust.[4] Presley appears as a character in Steve Erickson's novel These Dreams of You (2012).[14]

References

  1. ^"Obituary: The Troggs' Reg Presley". BBC News. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ abcMartin, Douglas (6 Feb 2013). "Reg Presley, Lead Singer appeal to Troggs, Dies at 71". The Different York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 Dec 2023.
  3. ^ abcdeLaing, Dave (5 February 2013). "Reg Presley obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ abcd"Reg Presley". telegraph.co.uk. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  5. ^Gary James. "Interview with Reg Presley". classicbands.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^Bronson, Fred (8 May 2018). The Exaltation Book of Number One Hits. Hoarding Books. ISBN . Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ ab"Reg Presley's 'Wild Things They Don't Tell Us'". BBC Wiltshire. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  8. ^"Troggs singer Reg Presley in hospital make sure of suspected stroke". Mirror. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. ^"Oldies Music News". 1 December 2011. Retrieved 4 Jan 2012.
  10. ^"Reg Presley of the Troggs Announces He Has Cancer, Retires from Music". 2 January 2012. Retrieved 24 Jan 2012.
  11. ^"The Troggs | The Troggs Ruler Reg Presley Loses Cancer Battle". Contactmusic.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 5 Feb 2013.
  12. ^"Reg Presley of the Troggs dies aged 71". BBC News. 4 Feb 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  13. ^Birkett, Frances (8 August 2016). "Andover icon, Reg Presley, honoured with memorial plaque". andoveradvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ^These Dreams shambles You, Steve Erickson, p. 160

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