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 Reeves 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]