1971 Classic Was the Last No. 1 Hit for This Rock Band 55 Years Ago Today

In May 1970, the little-known band Mungo Jerry shocked the music industry when their debut single “In the Summertime” jumped from No. 13 to No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart in just one week. Their set ...
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"I always took a flagon of cider on stage with me. When I'd finished drinking it I played the jug." The extraordinary story of the debut single that sold 73,000 copies before ...

Held on Staffordshire farmland and attended by 35,000 people, it marked the UK live debut of the Grateful Dead. The other significant event was the appearance of a hitherto unknown band, Mungo Jerry, ...