Reg Presley: Troggs Singer of Wild Thing Dies at 71

Reg Presley was an English singer-songwriter. Born Reginald Ball on June 12, 1941, in Andover, Hampshire, he took the name Presley as a publicity idea.

He was the lead singer of The Troggs, whose song "Wild Thing" reached No. 1 in the U.S. in 1966, and "With a Girl Like You" topped the UK chart. He wrote "Love Is All Around," later a hit for Wet Wet Wet and used in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

He also wrote a book on crop circles and claimed to have seen UFOs. Presley died of lung cancer in Andover on February 4, 2013, at age 71.

Achievements: Hits "Wild Thing" and "Love Is All Around."

Birth: June 12, 1941 - Andover, Hampshire, England.

Profession: Singer-songwriter.

Interesting Facts: He used royalties from "Love Is All Around" to study crop circles.