Reg King (5 February 1945, Paddington, West London – 8 October 2010, Belvedere, Kent) was an

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and

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, most famous for being the solo and lead singer with The Boys and

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. He died of

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, aged 65, in October 2010.

Solo discography

Albums

;Reg King (1971) The eponymous solo LP was released by

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records, and features members of "B.B. Blunder" (ex- Blossom Toes) and "

Mighty Baby Mighty Baby were an English band formed in January 1969 from the ashes of The Action. They released two albums, ''Mighty Baby'' (which appeared in December 1969, but had been recorded almost a year earlier) and ''A Jug of Love'' (October 197 ...

" (ex-The Action), plus

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...

, Steve Winwood,

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and

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. The album was reissued in 2006 by Circle Records, The CD has 6 bonus tracks. ;Looking For a Dream (2013) This collection is a second, previously unreleased album, issued again by Circle Records, under his nickname ''Reggie'' King.

Singles

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

EPs

*''Missing In Action'' 10"/6-Track EP (Circle Records CPW E10-101, 2007) Side 1 #"Merry Go Round" (King) 3.29 + #"You Go Have Yourself A Good Time" (King/Dale) 3.55 * #"Magenta" (King) 5.54 + Side 2 #"So Full of Love" (King) 4.21 + #"10,000 Miles" (King/Dale) 3.21 * #"Must Be Something Else Around" (King) 4.32 *

Compilation albums

*The track "Gone Away" appears on

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1971 sampler ''

All Good Clean Fun ''All Good Clean Fun'' was originally a promotional sampler issued by United Artists Records (UDX 201/2) in 1971. This original release was a double album containing 23 tracks by 20 different artists, with three artists (Morning, The Nitty Gritty ...

'' (UDX 201/2) *The single "Little Boy" appears on the 2004

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CD re-package of ''All Good Clean Fun'' (Liberty 8660902)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Reg 1945 births 2010 deaths People from Paddington English male singers English songwriters English soul singers English pop singers Deaths from cancer in England British rhythm and blues boom musicians British male songwriters