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Mungo Jerry
Good-time band, Mungo Jerry struck it big in the early 1970s with one of the
classic summer hits, In The Summertime. Noted for their rhythmic approach shaped
by old jug bands and skiffle music, they were formed by Ray Dorset and Colin
Earl - both previously members of another group, The Good Earth - who recruited
Paul King and Mike Cole and in 1970 formed Mungo Jerry, taking their name from
T.S Eliot's poem Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer. The irresistible In The
Summertime was their first single, topping the charts in 26 countries and going
on to sell 30 million copies. Mike Cole w...
