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

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 Chart on 4–11 August 1966). He wrote the song "Love Is All Around", which was featured in the films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually.

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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...

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The Troggs

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Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock. Reg Presley (lead vocals) and Ronnie Bond (drums) were childhood friends and in the...

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From Nowhere

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Berry) – 3:01 "Jingle Jangle" (Reg Presley) – 2:26 "When I'm with You" (Reg Presley) – 2:23 "From Home" (Reg Presley) – 2:20 "Jaguar and Thunderbird"...

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Trogglodynamite

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2:25 "You Can't Beat It" (Reg Presley) – 2:21 "Baby Come Closer" (Terry Dwyer, Jack Price) – 2:33 "It's Over" (Reg Presley) – 2:11 "Any Way That You Want...

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Presley

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Priscilla Presley (born 1945), Elvis Presley's ex-wife Reg Presley, English singer/songwriter Sam Davis Presley, American sailor Sharon Presley, American...

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Love Is All Around

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and spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Reg Presley, lead singer of the Troggs, wrote "Love Is All Around" in about ten minutes...

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Radio Song

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All Around" (Reg Presley) (live)1 – 3:15 "Belong" (live)4 – 4:07 UK and Germany 12-inch "Radio Song" – 4:15 "Love Is All Around" (Reg Presley) (live)1 –...

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Bill Berry

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Buck and Mills, along with Peter Holsapple, act as a backing band to Reg Presley on this album and co-wrote the track Nowhere Road. Recorded at John Keane...

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Suzi Quatro

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version of "Wild Thing" in November 1986, as a duet with The Troggs singer Reg Presley. "Can the Can"/"Devil Gate Drive" were re-released in 1987 as a single...

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This Film Is On

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Around" (live acoustic on MTV Unplugged) (Milton Lage) (song written by Reg Presley) "Losing My Religion" (live acoustic on The Late Show) (Sharon Maguire)...

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Athens Andover

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do you think of R.E.M. doing your record?'" explained Troggs frontman Reg Presley to Record Collector editor Peter Doggett. "Well, I hadn’t heard of R...

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Live at the Borderline 1991

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House" – 3:53 "Belong" – 4:46 "Low" – 5:10 Side C "Love Is All Around" (Reg Presley) – 4:07 "You Are the Everything" – 4:22 "Swan Swan H" – 3:03 "Radio Song" –...

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This Is Spinal Tap

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the EPK for the "Back From The Dead" album, an interview with the late Reg Presley discussing the influence of the Troggs tapes on the film, and the first...

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The Troggs Tapes

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recording a hit single and revitalising their career. The band – lead singer Reg Presley, guitarist Chris Britton, bassist Tony Murray and drummer Ronnie Bond...

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Brian Poole

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Clem Curtis (of The Foundations), Mike Pender (of The Searchers), and Reg Presley (of The Troggs), all of whom were the lead singers for other 1960s beat...

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Suzi Quatro discography

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— — — — — — Annie Get Your Gun – 1986 London Cast "Wild Thing" (with Reg Presley; UK-only release) — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 1988 "We Found...

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Automatic for the People

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"Me in Honey" – 4:06 "Finest Worksong" – 5:28 "Love Is All Around" (Reg Presley) – 3:23 "Funtime" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) – 2:16 "Radio Free Europe" –...

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The 1980 Floor Show

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Marianne Faithfull "Can Not Control Myself" (Reg Presley) – Performed by The Troggs "Strange Movies" (Reg Presley) – Performed by The Troggs "I Got You Babe"...

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Mike Pender

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Tremeloes), Clem Curtis (The Tornados), Tony Crane (The Merseybeats) and Reg Presley (The Troggs). With the Searchers continuing to perform, Pender was replaced...

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