Remembering Reg Presley of the Troggs: Unsung hero of rock & roll

Raise a pint to Reg Presley, the singer and co-founder of the Troggs, who died Monday at age 71 after a battle with lung cancer. Yes, of course, stand at attention for the band’s mega-hit, “Wild Thing,” and for the primal pleasures of its three-chords-and-a-yowl philosophy. 

By Randall Roberts

February 6, 2013