How The Troggs' 1967 Hit 'Love Is All Around' Became a No. 1 Classic in 1994

A British songwriter wrote this soft rock classic in just 10 minutes. It took a Scottish band and a Richard Curtis film to ...
American Songwriter

How The Troggs Hit the Top of the Charts With an American Band’s Flop

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 ...
American Songwriter

60 Years Ago, The Troggs Recorded Their Biggest Hit in Just One Take—a Garage Rock Anthem Written in 15 Minutes

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 ...
AOL

1966 No. 1 Hit 'Wild Thing' Was Recorded in 10 Minutes

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 ...
The Guardian

Chip Taylor obituary

Songwriter and musician best known for the enduring hit Wild Thing, made famous by the Troggs and Jimi Hendrix In a career spanning seven decades, Chip Taylor, who has died aged 86 of cancer, wrote ...