The origin of The Kinks' band name is a revelation that's just hitting some fans. This iconic English rock band, hailing from Muswell Hill in north London in the UK, was formed back in 1963. Made up ...

Lola, which the New York musician took issue with, came out 56 years ago. That’s a long time in pop music and a geologic aeon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Danny Horn, left, as Ray Davies, flings an arm around Oliver Hoare, who plays Dave Davies, during the “Lola” finale of “Sunny ...

The Kinks' Ray Davies, an icon of the British music scene, has been discussing some of the music that means the most to him.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS) CHICAGO — “There was the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Kinks,” says Arnold ...

The Davies brothers, raised in North London near the Muswell Hill suburb that would inspire one of their albums, formed the Kinks in 1963, eventually adding Avory and the late bassist Pete Quaife. The ...

Ray Davies has reportedly confirmed that he is writing a musical on The Kinks and is looking at ways to find its perfect cast. The singer, who founded the rock group with his brother Dave in 1964, ...

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Almost 50 years on, these off-the-cuff remarks are amongst the wealth of fabulous nuggets peppering this important five-CD/one-DVD set. A double CD of Kinks’ BBC radio sessions was issued in 2008, but ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. British artist Ray Davies, left, performs at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London's Hyde Park, Saturday, June 25, 2011. This ...

Dead End Street' by The Kinks was a typical song from the band that explored a unique social commentary. Here, Ray Davies noted the song's inspirations.

Nobody was better at the detailed character sketch than Ray Davies of The Kinks during that band’s late ‘60s, early ‘70s heyday. Davies often delivered these snapshots as part of the concept albums ...