In 1965, he and his rock band, The Wild Ones, were the first to record
the rock standard "Wild Thing", written by
Chip Taylor, the brother of actor
Jon Voight. As a discotheque band named The Wild Ones, "Wild Thing" was intended to be their signature song. A year later, it became a multi-million seller for
The Troggs. The song was also adopted by
Jimi Hendrix.