Mungo Jerry - Kicking Back (2015)

Tracklist

01. Wiggle and Waggle
02. Kickin' Back
03. One Hundred Miles
04. I Had a Dream
05. La, La, La
06. One More Night Without You
07. The Wind Is Blowin'
08. Would You Like to Ride
09. Wiggle and Waggle (Drum Solo Version)



Mungo Jerry are one of rock's great one-hit successes. Outside of England, they're known for exactly one song, but that song, "In the Summertime," is a seasonal anthem known by listeners who weren't even born when it was released. Mungo Jerry was a solid blues outfit as well - in fact, one suspects they were the kind of blues band that purists Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies would have loved, had they ever intersected - and knew how to get the most out of their jug band sound, which helped them survive for decades.

Mungo Jerry were formed in 1970 by singer/guitarist Ray Dorset (born March 21, 1946), who had a fascination with early rock & roll sounds, as well as skiffle and blues. The other original members were Mike Cole on upright bass; Paul King on guitar, kazoo, and jug; Joe Rush playing washboard; and Colin Earl at the keyboards. Dorset and Earl had first hooked up in the Good Earth, a group with a mixed rock & roll and blues sound that cut some tracks for the mid-priced Saga label, none of which sold. Cole, King, and Rush came aboard and the lineup was complete. The name Mungo Jerry - from a T.S. Eliot poem - came next, with a contract from Pye Records.

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