John Kongos

John Theodore Kongos
Born (1945-08-06) 6 August 1945 (age 79)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1960s–present

John Theodore Kongos (born 6 August 1945) is a South African-born singer and songwriter of Greek ancestry, best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single "He's Gonna Step on You Again", on which Happy Mondays based their hit "Step On".[1] His other big hit was "Tokoloshe Man", which was featured on the TV show Life on Mars and the CD soundtrack.[2] His second album, Kongos, made the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart; but his subsequent singles, "Great White Lady" (1972), "Ride the Lightning" (1975) and "Higher than God's Hat" (1975) did not chart.

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  2. ^ "John Kongos". Discogs. Retrieved 15 May 2013.