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 have announced a sprawling box set celebrating the 50th anniversaries of 1971’s Muswell Hillbillies and 1972’s Everybody's in Show-Biz - Everybody's a Star. The deluxe box set - which will ...

In 1971, the great British rock group The Kinks embarked on a new phase of their career by signing with RCA Records. Freed from their old label Pye's insistence on hit singles, Ray Davies' song ...

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Muswell Hillbillies—singer/songwriters Ray and Dave Davies’ London upbringing—and Everybody’s In Show-Biz – Everybody ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images From the powerful bass tone on 1964's You Really Got Me to their last album, ...

There were many reasons “Lola Verses Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One,” was a benchmark in the Kinks’ 47-year recording history. The British Rock and Roll Hall of Fame troupe’s eight studio ...

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 ...

First things first: if you've never heard the Kinks' album “Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire),” stop reading this, go listen to that record once or twice or 10 times, and then ...

Original bassist Pete Quaife left the group for good in 1969, replaced by John Dalton, and John Gosling took over keyboards from Nicky Hopkins, debuting on “Lola.” In liner notes for a new 50th ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - There were many reasons “Lola Verses Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One,” was a benchmark in the Kinks’ 47-year history. The British Rock and Roll Hall of Fame troupe’s eighth ...

John Gosling, who played keyboards with the Kinks during a tumultuous and wildly creative run from 1970 to 1978, has died at the age of 75. “We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of John ...

The Kinks are one step closer to releasing new material, as Ray Davies has revealed details behind recent sessions with his brother and bandmate Dave. “Dave and I are having a collaboration on a few ...