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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".
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.
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 ...
"Baby Jump" is a popular song, released as a single in 1971 by Mungo Jerry. Written by the group's lead vocalist and guitarist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray, it was the band's second No. 1 single, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in March 1971. [1]
King was in Mungo Jerry from 1970 to 1972, performing on both of their number one UK hits "In the Summertime" and "Baby Jump". After leaving the band in 1972, he and the group's keyboard player Colin Earl formed the King Earl Boogie Band with guitarist Dave Lambert , bassist Russell John Brown and washboard player Joe Rush, who had been a part ...