Mungo Jerry

Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains the most successful and most instantly recognisable summer song. Their name was inspired by the poem Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. According to Joseph Murrell's The Book of Golden Discs (1978), 'Mungomania' was possibly the most startling and unpredicted pop phenomenon to hit Britain since The Beatles.

To me, any band that can incorporate a kazoo and a jug as main instruments is genius. A foot note; they had no drummer...only a foot. Gotta love the voice of Ray Dorset. Too distinct. Even if he looks like Wolverine.

Maggie 1971



In The Summertime



Mighty Man (1970)



And this gem is actually my favorite song from them;

Johnny B Badde 1970