Reg Presley of 60s rock band The Troggs has February 04, 2013 died aged 71 after suffering from Lung Cancer UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of Ronnie BOND and Reg PRESLEY and TROGGS and Peter STAPLES and Chris BRITTON; Posed group portrait L-R Peter Staples, Reg Presley, Ronnie Bond and Chris Britton (Photo by RB/Redferns)
FILE - In this Tuesday, April 29, 2008 file photo Reg Presley, frontman of British rock group The Troggs, performs in a TV studio in Huerth,near Cologne, Germany during the recording of the 50th "Chart Show - The Best Rock Classics". Rock star Reg Presley, lead singer of the Troggs on hit songs including "Wild Thing," has died. He was 71. Presley's death after a year-long bout with lung cancer was announced late Monday night Feb. 4, 2013 by friend and publicist Keith Altham on his Facebook page. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)
Reg Presley of 60s rock band The Troggs has February 04, 2013 died aged 71 after suffering from Lung Cancer British pop group The Troggs with their biggest record to date. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Reg Presley of 60s rock band The Troggs has February 04, 2013 died aged 71 after suffering from Lung Cancer 11th May 1966: The British pop band 'The Troggs', Reg Presley, (right) Chris Britton, Peter Staples and Ronnie Bond wearing suits from John Stephen of Carnaby Street, London. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
Robert N. Roeper
LONDON — 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 and lead singer Reg Presley international stars. Mr. Presley, whose …
