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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.
Raymond Edward Dorset [citation needed] (born 21 March 1946) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry.Dorset composed most of the group's songs, and in 1979 wrote "Feels Like I'm in Love" becoming a number one hit single for the Scottish disco singer Kelly Marie.
As Ray Dorset and Mungo Jerry — — — — — 1978 Ray Dorset & Mungo Jerry: Released: 1978; Label: Polydor; Formats: LP, MC; As Ray Dorset and Mungo Jerry — — — — — 1981 Together Again: Released: 1981; Label: Capriccio, Rossil, Victoria; Formats: LP; Only released in Europe and as Viva England in Spain — — — — — 1984 ...
Written by Ray Dorset [3] of Mungo Jerry, the song was originally written for Elvis Presley [4] [5] but he died before it was ever recorded. Dorset's group recorded the song but their version was relegated to the B-side of a Belgian single, "Sur le Pont d'Avignon".
Daisley came to international notice as a bass player and member of the English blues band Chicken Shack in 1972, before going on to play with Mungo Jerry in 1973 and on their 1974 album Long-Legged Woman Dressed in Black. After this he co-formed Widowmaker, contributing to two albums – 1975's self-titled debut and Too Late to Cry in 1977.
It was the first Mungo Jerry single to be issued in the UK only as a conventional 45 r.p.m. two-track single without picture sleeve. Their first six had all been maxi-singles with picture sleeves, playing at 33 r.p.m. and containing three or four tracks in total, although in some cases, limited editions of two-track 45 r.p.m. pressings had been ...
Written by the group's lead vocalist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray, [2] it was the band's fourth single. The group's four-piece line-up was augmented by Joe Rush, a long-time friend who had played with them in previous bands and often guested with them on stage, playing washboard.
Cold Blue Excursion was a solo album recorded by Ray Dorset, leader of Mungo Jerry.The majority of the group's songs at the time were good-time blues, skiffle and rock’n’roll, and these songs on the solo album, written by him during the previous seven years, were designed to show his versatility as a songwriter away from the confines of the basic Mungo sound.