July 30, 1966 –
The Troggs’ single Wild Thing went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. The Troggs recorded this song and another, A Girl Like You, in about 20 minutes, at the end of a studio session booked for an orchestra that wrapped up 45 minutes early.
This was written by a songwriter named Chip Taylor, who has made tons of money from it because it has been recorded by many artists and is constantly being used in movies and TV shows. Taylor used a lot of this money to gamble – for years he bet about $10,000 a day and was kicked out of every casino in Las Vegas for card counting. He also wrote Angel Of The Morning, which was a hit for Merrilee Rush in 1968. Taylor is the brother of actor Jon Voight and the uncle of Angelina Jolie.
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