Reg Presley, whose lead vocal stamped the Troggs’ “Wild Thing” as one of the greatest garage-band records in rock ‘n’ roll history, died Monday at his home in Andover, England. He was 71. He was ...

With a name like The Troggs, and a signature song like “Wild Thing,” it’s understandable the band might get pegged as garage rockers that didn’t have a second move. But they proved quite adept at ...

The whole premise of the Troggs’ 1966 hit “Wild Thing” is about this socially disaffected guy, benumbed to sympathy, empathy, and even his own ego — utterly skeptical of any personal joy, a real ...