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John Theodore Kongos (born 6 August 1945) is a South African-born singer and songwriter of Greek ancestry, best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single "He's Gonna Step on You Again", on which Happy Mondays based their hit "Step On".
Dec 16, 2013 · John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again. top 40 1971. 16K subscribers. 335K views 10 years ago.
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Kongos (often styled as KONGOS) is a South African American band, now based in Austin, Texas. The alternative rock group consists of four brothers: Dylan (vocals, bass guitar, guitar), Johnny (accordion, keyboards, vocals), Jesse (drums, percussion, vocals) and Daniel Kongos (guitar, vocals).
Apr 14, 2024 · John Theodore Kongos was born in Johannesburg on 6 August 1945 and grew up in Brakpan. At the age of 15 he started his first band, The Dukes, and they freque...
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Aug 30, 2016 · "Tokoloshe Man" became a Top 5 smash on the UK Singles chart for John Kongos in 1971, making it to #4. The song... Produced by Elton John producer, Gus Dudgeon.
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Best known for his hits "He's Gonna Step On You Again" and "Tokoloshe Man", John Kongos has sold over 25 million copies as a songwriter and/or artist since the 1970's, with various Number One and Top Ten hits in England, France, Germany, Australia, South Africa and other countries.
Before scoring a handful of minor hits in the U.K. in the late '60s and early '70s, John Kongos had been the leader behind Johnny Kongos & the G-Men, a prolific beat group from Johannesburg, South…. Read Full Biography.
