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  • British pop group The Kinks, circa May 1964. Clockwise, from left: drummer Mick Avory, guitarist Dave Davies, bassist Pete Quaife (1934 - 2010) and singer Ray Davies. (Photo by Tom Hustler/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    4 Must-Have Albums for Your Kinks Vinyl Collection

    07.24.26

    By Jim Beviglia

  • The Kinks posing
    British pop group The Kinks, circa May 1964. Clockwise, from left: drummer Mick Avory, bassist Pete Quaife (1934 – 2010), guitarist Dave Davies and singer Ray Davies. (Photo by Tom Hustler/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    On This Day

    On This Day in 1970, The Kinks’ Ray Davies Made a (Second) 6,000-Mile Round Trip to Save This Song From Getting Banned

    06.03.26

    By Melanie Davis

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    The Kinks – Ray Davies, Pete Quaife, Dave Davies and Mick Avory (Photo by Monty Fresco/Shutterstock)
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    They Really Got Them: 4 Unreal and Famous Covers of The Kinks

    03.23.26

    By Jim Beviglia

  • The Kinks, (L-R) Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Peter Quaife, and Mick Avory, wait on the set of a television show, ready to perform, 1968. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    The True Story That Inspired The Kinks’ Progressive Classic “Lola”

    08.09.25

    By Peter Burditt

  • English rock band The Kinks at London Airport (later Heathrow), UK, 12th January 1965. They are flying to Marseille in France for two concert dates in the city. From left to right, Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife and Mick Avory. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    English rock band The Kinks at London Airport (later Heathrow), UK, 12th January 1965. They are flying to Marseille in France for two concert dates in the city. From left to right, Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife and Mick Avory. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    The List

    4 Stellar Kinks Singles That Somehow Missed the US Top 40

    05.05.26

    By Jim Beviglia

  • Behind The Lyrics

    The Kinks Lyric Where Ray Davies Looks Out for the Outcast

    03.26.25

    By Jim Beviglia

  • Behind The Lyrics

    The Kinks’ Ray Davies Delivered These Lyrics After Watching His Youthful Neighborhood Lose Its Identity

    07.11.25

    By Jim Beviglia

  • 3 Rock Artists Who Accidentally Created Their Signature Sound
    British rock group The Kinks pose on horses in the gardens opposite the Flaghouse in Charing Cross, London where they were rehearsing. Left to right: Pete Quaife, Ray Davies, Mick Avery (bottom) and Dave Davies, 7th September 1964. (Photo by Doreen Spooner/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
    Behind The Song

    Why The Kinks Worried That Their No. 1 Song Signaled the End of Their Hipness Back in 1966

    05.15.26

    By Melanie Davis

  • 3 Rock Songs That Invented Sub-Genres Before They Had Names
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    What Was the Last US Top 40 Hit by The Kinks?

    04.30.25

    By Jim Beviglia

  • The Kinks, (L-R) Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Peter Quaife, and Mick Avory, wait on the set of a television show, ready to perform, 1968. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    4 Excellent and Unheralded Songs From The Kinks

    12.05.25

    By Jim Beviglia

  • The Kinks
    The Kinks, (L-R) Mick Avory, Peter Quaife, Dave Davies, and Ray Davies, pose for a promotional photo, circa 1964. (Photo by Columbia TriStar/Courtesy of Getty Images)
    Behind The Song

    The “Cult” Behind The Kinks’ Massive Hit, “Waterloo Sunset”, and Why It Served the Song So Well

    04.16.26

    By Melanie Davis

  • The Kinks, (L-R) Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Peter Quaife, and Mick Avory, wait on the set of a television show, ready to perform, 1968. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    Behind The Lyrics

    The Kinks’ Lyric That Saw Nothing but Terror and Trouble in the Modern World

    05.12.25

    By Jim Beviglia

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