The Troggs needed just one take to record their biggest hit, "Wild Thing", on April 1, 1966. "Wild Thing" hit No. 1 in the ...

Before they were The Troggs, the band of frontman Reg Presley, drummer Ronnie Bond, bassist Pete Staples and guitarist Chris Britton called themselves The Troglodytes, a word that refers to cave ...

Jon Voight’s younger brother — also wrote “Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” and quit music for 14 years to be a professional ...

The visceral power of the Troggs' "Wild Thing" drove the song to No. 1 a few months after its release in April 1966. Jimi Hendrix performed an incendiary version at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, but ...

From the loud and brash stomp of much of their material to this sweet and gentle ballad, the Troggs were more than met the ear. This gem from the fall of 1967 features a simple melody, enhanced by ...

Presley, best known for hits including Wild Thing and Love Is All Around, had announced a year ago that he was battling cancer and would retire from the band. Veteran music journalist Keith Altham, a ...

After half a century of music, Troggs singer Reg Presley has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with lung cancer. "I shall miss you all," Presley wrote on the Troggs official website.

Weird Nightmare is the solo project from Alex Edkins, frontman of the great Toronto noise-rock power trio METZ. Under the Weird Nightmare name, Edkins makes music that's considerably more tuneful than ...

The lifelong musician and younger brother of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight wrote some of the most iconic songs of his ...

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 and lead ...

Taylor was actor Jon Voight's brother, but built a formidable music career outside of his famous sibling's shadow.