Reg King

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Reg King
Birth name Reginald King
Born 5 February 1945(1945-02-05)
Origin Paddington, London, England
Died 8 October 2010(2010-10-08) (aged 65)
Genres Blue-eyed soul, Pop music
Years active 1964–2010
Associated acts The Boys, The Action

Reg King (5 February 1945, Paddington, West London - 8 October 2010, Belvedere, Kent) was an English singer and songwriter, most famous for being the solo and lead singer with The Boys and The Action. He died of cancer, aged 65, in October 2010.[1][2][3]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Eponymous solo LP with backing from members of "B.B. Blunder" (ex-Blossom Toes) and "Mighty Baby" (ex-The Action) and Mick Taylor, Steve Winwood and Brian Auger

  1. "Must Be Something Else Around"
  2. "You Go Have Yourself A Good Time"
  3. "That Ain't Living"
  4. "In My Dreams"
  5. "Little Boy"
  6. "10,000 Miles"
  7. "Down The Drain"
  8. "Savannah"
  9. "Gone Away"

Bonus tracks, 2006 reissue, Circle Records

  1. "Must Be Something Else Around"
  2. "Must Be Something Else Around" (Rough Mix)
  3. "You Go Have Yourself A Good Time" (Long Version)
  4. "Down The Drain"
  5. "Nobody Knows Where We Are"
  6. "10,000 Miles"
  7. "Gone Away" (Rough Mix)

[edit] Singles

  • "Little Boy" b/w "10,000 Miles" (United Artists UP 35204) 1971

[edit] EPs

  • Missing In Action 10"/6-Track EP (Circle Records CPW E10-101, 2007)

Side 1

  1. "Merry Go Round" (King) 3.29 +
  2. "You Go Have Yourself A Good Time" (King/Dale) 3.55 *
  3. "Magenta" (King) 5.54 +

Side 2

  1. "So Full of Love" (King) 4.21 +
  2. "10,000 Miles" (King/Dale) 3.21 *
  3. "Must Be Something Else Around" (King) 4.32 *

[edit] Compilation albums

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.independent.co.uk The Independent Obituaries: Reg King: Soulful lead singer with the underrated but influential mod band The Action (Wednesday, 10 November 2010, by Pierre Perrone)
  2. ^ guardian.co.ukThe Guardian: Reg King obituary: Accomplished soul singer and frontman of mod band the Action (by Pat Long, 7 November 2010)
  3. ^ spinner.com Reg King of Influential Mod Band the Action Dead at 65 (Nov 15th 2010, by John D. Luerssen
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/reg-king-r42358 Reg King allmusic review

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