LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

The Troggs are arguably one of the most influential British Invasion bands not named the Beatles or the Stones. In May 1964, childhood friends Reg Presley (vocals) and drummer Ronnie Bond formed the ...

The writer penned it quickly. And the band recorded it with the same haste. Certainly, the most famous recording of the song resembles something thrown together on the fly. Yet it became one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The song was recorded using leftover studio time, and it was done in record time. Troggs guitarist Chris Britton told the Sydney ...

Reg Presley, lead singer of British band The Troggs, famed for their 1966 anthem "Wild Thing", said on Thursday that he was retiring after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Subscribe to read this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While The Troggs might not be considered a household name, just about everybody everywhere knows at least one of the influential ...

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 ...

Angelina Jolie's uncle Chip Taylor - who wrote the 1966 song Wild Thing - has died at the age of 86. The sad news was announced by Taylor's friend Billy Vera, who took to Instagram on Tuesday with the ...

Chip Taylor, the songwriter behind rock and pop music classics including “Wild Thing,” popularized by the Troggs, and “Angel of the Morning,” made famous by both Merrilee Rush and Juice Newton, died ...

In 1966, the English rock band The Troggs had a smash hit song with the single “Wild Thing.” Released in April 1966, the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 30, 1966, and remained there ...

While The Troggs might not be considered a household name, just about everybody everywhere knows at least one of the influential '60s rock band's songs: Their 1966 #1 hit, "Wild Thing," is still ...