(1941-06-12)12 June 1941 Andover, Hampshire, England
Died
4 February 2013(2013-02-04) (aged 71) Andover, Hampshire, England
Genres
Rock, pop
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter
Years active
1960s–2012
Musical artist
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.
Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as RegPresley, was an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer with the...
Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock. RegPresley (lead vocals) and Ronnie Bond (drums) were childhood friends and in the...
Priscilla Presley (born 1945), Elvis Presley's ex-wife RegPresley, English singer/songwriter Sam Davis Presley, American sailor Sharon Presley, American...
and spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart. RegPresley, lead singer of the Troggs, wrote "Love Is All Around" in about ten minutes...
All Around" (RegPresley) (live)1 – 3:15 "Belong" (live)4 – 4:07 UK and Germany 12-inch "Radio Song" – 4:15 "Love Is All Around" (RegPresley) (live)1 –...
Buck and Mills, along with Peter Holsapple, act as a backing band to RegPresley on this album and co-wrote the track Nowhere Road. Recorded at John Keane...
version of "Wild Thing" in November 1986, as a duet with The Troggs singer RegPresley. "Can the Can"/"Devil Gate Drive" were re-released in 1987 as a single...
Around" (live acoustic on MTV Unplugged) (Milton Lage) (song written by RegPresley) "Losing My Religion" (live acoustic on The Late Show) (Sharon Maguire)...
do you think of R.E.M. doing your record?'" explained Troggs frontman RegPresley to Record Collector editor Peter Doggett. "Well, I hadn’t heard of R...
the EPK for the "Back From The Dead" album, an interview with the late RegPresley discussing the influence of the Troggs tapes on the film, and the first...
recording a hit single and revitalising their career. The band – lead singer RegPresley, guitarist Chris Britton, bassist Tony Murray and drummer Ronnie Bond...
Clem Curtis (of The Foundations), Mike Pender (of The Searchers), and RegPresley (of The Troggs), all of whom were the lead singers for other 1960s beat...
Marianne Faithfull "Can Not Control Myself" (RegPresley) – Performed by The Troggs "Strange Movies" (RegPresley) – Performed by The Troggs "I Got You Babe"...
Tremeloes), Clem Curtis (The Tornados), Tony Crane (The Merseybeats) and RegPresley (The Troggs). With the Searchers continuing to perform, Pender was replaced...