The Kinks
from WikiMusicGuide, the free music guide. Your music wiki.
The Kinks were an English rock group, They are included in the Big Four of the British Invasion bands: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who. They had produced several albums before the band disbanded on 1996. One of their released albums was, Misfit.
Contents |
Former Members
- Dave Davies
- Ray Davies
- Pete Quaife
- Mick Avory
- John Dalton
- John Gosling
- Andy Pyle
- Gordon Edwards
- Mark Haley
- Jim Rodford
- Ian Gibbons
- Bob Henrit
About
The Kinks was formed in 1964 at London, England. Originally composed of Ray Davies, on lead singer and guitarist; Dave Davies on guitar; Mick Avory on drums and Peter Quiafe on bass.
Ray Davies and Dave Davies were brothers and born in Muswell Hill, North London. Ray was born on June 21, 1944 while Dave was born on February 3, 1947. Peter Quiafe who was born on December 31, 1947 in Tavistoc, Devon was the schoolmate of Ray. The four formed a band in 1963 which they called The Ravens. They recruited Mickey Willet on drums. Their demo tapes went to the hands of Shel Talmy, who helped them to contact Pye Records in 1964.
In that same year, they changed their named to The Kinks. Before they signed a recording contract with Pye, Mickey left the band and was replaced by Mick Avory who was born on February 15, 1944. Their first single Long Tall Sally was not a big hit. Pye Records told them that if their two other singles will not be success; they will be dropped out from their recording company.
Their third single You Really Got Me went numner 1 in the UK charts and made into the top 10 US Charts. Their other hit single in 1964 was All Day and All of The Night became number 2 in UK and number 7 in US. The band had released several albums including compilation and live albums.
Awards & Certifications
Chart Toppers
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for The Kinks.
Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
Discography
Albums
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 State of Confusion
June 10, 1983 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Singles
 Long Tall Sally
February 7, 1964 |
 |
 All Day and All of the Night / I Gotta Move
October 23, 1964 |
 See My Friends
July 30, 1965 |
 Waterloo Sunset
May 5, 1967 |
 Sharing-La
September 12, 1969 |
 Lola
June 12, 1970 |
 Apeman
November 20, 1970 |
 How Are You
December 22, 1986 |
 Lost and Found
April 3, 1987 |
 Only a Dream / Somebody Stole My Car
November 15, 1993 |
Compilations & Live Releases
 Kinks In Germany
1965 |
 The Kinks
1966 |
 Sunny Afternoon
1967 |
|
 One For The Road
1980 |
|||
Other artists
Similar artists
Contemporaries
Influences
Trivia
Reviews
External Links
Categories: Artist | Rock | R&B | Proto Metal
