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Reg Presley of The Troggs dies aged 71
Written by admin on February 4, 2013 – 11:12 pm - |
Reg Presley, frontman for The Troggs, has died from lung cancer at his home in Andover, Hampshire. |
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Reg Presley retires from The Troggs
Written by admin on January 27, 2012 – 8:47 am -Reg Presley, frontman with The Troggs, has retired from the band after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
In a statement on The Troggs’ website, Presley said:
| “I was taken ill whilst doing a gig in Germany in December. During my stay in hospital tests showed that in fact I have lung cancer. I am receiving chemotherapy treatment and at the moment not feeling too bad. |
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Pop legends say “Things Go Better with Coke”
Written by admin on April 8, 2010 – 4:46 pm -Before the New Seekers had the world singing along to “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” in 1971, dozens of the biggest artists of the 1960s, including Marvin Gaye, Tom Jones, The Supremes and Roy Orbison, had recorded a Coca-Cola jingle as part of the “Things Go Better with Coke” campaign.
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