Reginald King (5 February 1945 – 8 October 2010), known professionally as Reg King or Reggie King, was an English singer, songwriter and record producer, most famous for being the solo and lead singer with The Boys and The Action. He died of cancer, aged 65, in October 2010.^[1][2][3]

Reg King was born on 5 February 1945 in Paddington, West London.^[2] King and drummer Roger Powell had known each other since their schooldays, and were involved in the early days of the Scene Club in Soho, London, becoming pioneers in mod subculture and fashion.^[4]

King was lead singer and songwriter of the Boys (1963–1964) and the Action (1965–1968). His first venture into song-writing was for Sandra Barry,^[4] in which he penned "Really Gonna Shake" b/w "When We Get Married" in March 1964 on Decca.^[5] In 1967, King wrote the Action B-side's, "Twenty Four Hours" and "Something Has Hit Me", the latter co-written by King with Melody Maker journalist and flatmate Nick Jones.^[6][4] For the Action's Rolled Gold compilation album King wrote “Come Around”, “Climbing Up The Wall” and of course, “Little Boy”.^[7] In 1968, he produced Gary Farr's album Take Something With You (1969) on Marmalade Records.^[8]

King died of cancer, aged 65, on 8 October, 2010 in Belvedere, London Borough of Bexley.^[1][2] He was buried at Hillview Cemetery in Welling, London Borough of Bexley. His grave was unmarked as grave 190, until fan Paul Anderson tracked down the resting place of Reginald King in October 2020. King's grave plaque was adorned with the inscription 'Never Ever think of bad times, just remember the glad times'.^[14] There was a previous campaign for a headstone in 2017, but nothing became of it.^[15]