Mungo Jerry | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Mungo Jerry Blues Band |
Origin | Ashford, Middlesex, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 1970–present |
Labels | |
Members | Ray Dorset |
Past members | Colin Earl Paul King Mike Cole John Godfrey Joe Rush Michael Pohl Bob Daisley Byron Contostavlos Paul Raymond Boris Williams Dave Bidwell Dick Middleton Eric Dillon<Ian Milne Paul Hancox Sev Lewkowicz Jamei Roberts Tim Green Chris Warnes Jon Pope Peter Sullivan Tim Hubbard John Cook Jon Storey John Brunning |
Website | mungojerry |
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".[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]