It was the first heavy guitar riff rock record,” says Kinks guitarist Dave Davies, adding that he really doesn’t like the ...

Today (June 21) marks the 80th birthday of Ray Davies, best known as the longtime frontman of The Kinks. During his band’s 30-year career, the insightful and prolific singer/songwriter composed dozens ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1960s were an incredibly formative decade for rock music, with bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones completely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Kinks' “All Day and All Of The Night” debuts on three charts in ...

In 1964, the Kinks released what would become their breakthrough hit with the song “You Really Got Me.” The single, from the English rock band’s self-titled 1964 album, peaked at No. 7 on the ...

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 ...

The Kinks could get it done in many different ways when it came to their albums. They could give you one where every song played into some all-encompassing theme. Or they could simply deliver a ...

Despite being one of the greatest songs he ever wrote, The Kinks' iconic frontman Ray Davies didn't want the band to record ...

The 1960s were an incredibly formative decade for rock music, with bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones completely morphing the genre from its rock-and-roll roots into something much more ...