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

“Death of a Clown” reached No. 3 on the U.K. singles chart. The track features all four original Kinks members, with Dave on lead vocals and guitar; Ray on rhythm guitar, backing vocals, and piano; ...

The Kinks appeared in the tidal wave of music that poured out of England in the early 1960s. They were sandwiched in among ...

Ray Davies was the singer-songwriter of The Kinks’ first hit, but it was kid brother Dave Davies who created its fuzzed-up ...

Dave Davies of The Kinks learned the hard way that sometimes, you should keep your comments to your bandmates to yourself.

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 the U.K. this week, hitting the ... [+] top 10 on two of them ...

They were one of the most influential bands in British music history, inspired groups including Oasis and Blur, and 50 years ago they wowed music lovers in Watford. These classic pictures were taken ...

The Kinks. In the late 1970s, you could find all of their handprints—and many more—in the sidewalk outside Peaches Records & Tapes, a record store and local hangout on Peachtree.