John Kongos

Rock music, Musical Artist

1945 –

84

Who is John Kongos?

John Theodore Kongos is a singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single, "He's Gonna Step On You Again", on which 90's band Happy Mondays based their hit Step On. Kongos's other big hit was "Tokoloshe Man", which features on the TV show Life On Mars and the CD soundtrack. His second album Kongos made the Top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, but subsequent singles, "Great White Lady", "Ride the Lightning" and "Higher than God's Hat", did not chart.

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Born
Aug 6, 1945
Johannesburg
Also known as
  • Kongos, John
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • South Africa
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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