{"id":18223,"date":"2026-02-02T02:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/?p=18223"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:25:52","slug":"morning-song-mungo-jerry-in-the-summertime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/2026\/02\/02\/morning-song-mungo-jerry-in-the-summertime\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning song #Mungo Jerry #In The Summertime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The story behind the song: In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted from: https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-story-behind-the-song-in-the-summertime-by-mungo-jerry<\/a>The Hollywood Music Festival in May 1970 was packed with talent \u2013 a bill that included Traffic<\/a>, Family, Colosseum, Free<\/a>, Ginger Baker\u2019s Air Force and Black Sabbath<\/a> \u2013 but became known for two things in particular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held on Staffordshire farmland and attended by 35,000 people, it marked the UK live debut of the Grateful Dead<\/a>. The other significant event was the appearance of a hitherto unknown band, Mungo Jerry, who would soon define the sound of that summer. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe played late afternoon on the Saturday, just as the sun came out,\u201d recalls banjo and jug player Paul King. \u201cNinety per cent of the audience were stoned, just lying around and smoking, all pretty lethargic. We went straight in with the harmonicas and the banjo, making a different noise to everybody else on the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The crowd all started getting up and clapping and dancing about. It was like someone had given them an electric shock. We went down an absolute storm. So much so that they asked us back the next day. That was really the start of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released on the eve of the festival, Mungo Jerry\u2019s debut single In The Summertime<\/em> raced to the top of the UK chart within a fortnight (ousting Christie\u2019s Yellow River<\/em>) and stayed there for seven weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, Mungo Jerry were No.1 in 15 other countries across the globe, as well as going top three in the US. Sales of In The Summertime<\/em> eventually peaked at 30 million. Only Bing Crosby\u2019s White Christmas<\/em> and Elton John<\/a>\u2019s 90s tribute to Diana, Candle In The Wind<\/em>, have sold more copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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