On May 5, 1967, the Kinks released “Waterloo Sunset,” which would become one of the most enduring, classic tracks of their entire catalogue. However, the band released the track under a different ...

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 ...

Shel Talmy, the influential rock producer who cut such classics as The Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me” and “Waterloo Sunset” and The Who‘s “My Generation” and “I Can’t Explain,” died during Wednesday at ...

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 folks at Chicago Shakespeare Theater are nothing if not considerate. On opening night of “Sunny Afternoon,” the jukebox musical about 1960s Brit-rockers The Kinks, they thoughtfully provided ear ...