Davies' influences are scattered far and wide —but he hasn't always appreciated how musicians have responded to the Kinks' ...

As battling brothers Ray and Dave Davies continue to go back and forth with each other — and in the press — with sometimes wholly different views on what if anything the Kinks will do to mark their ...

While The Kinks have no shortage of iconic tracks to their name—”You Really Got Me,” “Lola” and “Come Dancing” to name a few—their lesser-known songs reveal an entirely different side of the group ...

The Kinks enjoyed a career spanning more than 30 years, but there was a point much earlier when Dave Davies thought they were done. During a recent appearance on the Magnificent Others with Billy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arts writer Geoff Edgers produced and starred in a 2010 documentary, “Do It Again,” about his quirky quest to convince Ray and Dave Davies to reunite the Kinks (spoiler: He failed), during which he ...

John Gosling, the former keyboardist for English rock band the Kinks, has died. He was 75. A publicist for the group confirmed the news to EW. The Kinks announced his death on social media Friday. "We ...

The Kinks' Ray Davies was not easily deterred. After his band's initial concept album (1968's The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society) became the first that failed to chart on either side ...

Some people are only just learning how The Kinks got their name. The English rock band was formed in Muswell Hill in north London in 1963. Made up of brothers Ray and Dave Davies on lead vocals, Peter ...

Thumbing through a recently published glossy rock magazine my attention was grabbed by an article relating to North London favourites The Kinks. The article mentioned the fact that on 1 February 1964 ...