Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ray Davies and his younger brother Dave began gigging around North London as teenagers, playing with other future stars such as ...

The Kinks' self-titled debut album is perhaps rightly separated by "You Really Got Me" and songs that are not "You Really Got Me." Released on Oct. 2, 1964, the project can't help but be defined by ...

The iconic band’s breakthrough hit remains timeless more than 60 years later.

In some ways, the story of the Kinks feels familiar: In 1962, four working-class London teenagers besotted with American R&B and country music unite. Their initial creative exertions hold a thrilling ...

The Kinks, one of the greatest and most influential English rock bands of the 20th century, are reuniting after a hiatus of nearly a quarter century to make a new album. The announcement of plans to ...

THE KINKS: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon. By Carey Fleiner. Rowman & Littlefield. 244 pages. $45. Call it aesthetic contrarianism or even reverse snobbery, but I tend to prefer artists and works ...

Kinks guitarist Dave Davies turns 70 years old today, believe it or not. He formed the Kinks with his brother Ray (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), with whom he has had a rocky relationship over the years ...

Ray Davies and his younger brother Dave began gigging around North London as teenagers, playing with other future stars such as Rod Stewart and Charlie Watts before settling into a quartet called the ...