Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England’s Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic ...

The second disc will offer previously unheard live recordings from a July 11, 1993, concert at the famed Royal Albert Hall in London. Renditions of 16 songs, covering various eras of The Kinks’ long ...

Meanwhile, although Ray wrote the bulk of The Kinks’ songs, Dave also regularly contributed his compositions to the band. His tunes generally received less attention than those written by his brother ...

The Kinks will mark their 60th anniversary as a band with a two-year celebration that kicks off this March with The Journey – Part 1, a two-disc compilation featuring songs handpicked by the surviving ...

Rumor has it that Jimmy Page recorded the iconic You Really Got Me Solo – however, Davies refutes these claims and reveals ...

The Kinks were heading into uncharted territory in the Sixties. The London rockers blew up in the early days of the British invasion, topping the charts with violently rowdy bangers like “You Really ...

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 ...

1964 Classic Rock Hit Ranked Among ‘The Greatest Songs of All Time’ Became a Career-Defining Anthem for the Kinks In 1964, the Kinks released what would become their breakthrough hit with the song ...

In January 1978, Van Halen released their debut single, a cover of the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me.” The tune became a radio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Dear @elonmusk would @Twitter please stop putting warnings on everything from ‘the Kinks,’” Davies wrote. “We are just trying to ...

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 ...

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 ...