Ray Davies and The Kinks were responsible for many musical innovations during the 1960s, but their pioneering 'Dead End Street' video was banned by the BBC.
The band’s drummer, Mick Avory, offered an alternative explanation. He said being called “The Kinks” meant the group ...
Ray Davies was one of rock's great eccentric wits ... "Waterloo Sunset" became the climax of the band's 1967 masterpiece, Something Else by the Kinks, which had gems like "Two Sisters," "End ...
Bob Dylan inspired Ray Davies of The Kinks to write “Sunny Afternoon”, but it wasn’t “inspiration” in the general sense. While writing the song, Davies was exhausted and over it living in London. He ...
The Kinks invented the power chord ... but low-selling albums that elevated Davies to one of rock’s best-ever songwriters. The band had a commercial rebirth at the end of the ‘70s that ...
The Kinks weren't alien to the idea of lampooning trend-followers, but they went all out on their attack of one artist who ...
Fans can catch the band performing covers of classic rock songs such as "Tired of Waiting" by The Kinks and Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," perfect for a night out on the town with your dad.
Fans can catch the band performing covers of classic rock songs such as "Tired of Waiting" by The Kinks and Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," perfect for a night out on the town with your dad. For ...