Ray dorset biography
Ray dorset biography
Mungo Jerry - Wikipedia!
Mungo Jerry
British rock band
Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970.
Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime", which sold 30 million copies worldwide and is the biggest-selling single of all-time by a British band.[1][2] They had nine charting singles in the UK, including two number ones, five top-20 hits in South Africa,[3][4] and four in the Top 100 in Canada.[5]
History
Formation and original band: 1970–1971
Mungo Jerry came to prominence in 1970 after their performances at the Hollywood Music Festival at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, on 23–24 May, which was their first gig under this name,[6] inspired by the poem "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from T.
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