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The Kinks

English rock band (1962–1997)

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The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The band's original line-up comprised brothers Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Quaife (bass), and Mick Avory (drums, percussion). Emerging during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, their breakthrough third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me" (1964), became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States.

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🇺🇸 The Kinks’ Dave Davies Slams Moby Over “Lola” Criticism: “I Am Highly Insulted” (2026-03-23)
The DJ and producer recently called the Kinks’ 1970 hit “gross and transphobic” in an interview with The Guardian...
🇺🇸 The Kinks Respond to Moby Bashing ‘Lola’: ‘Who the F-ck Is Moby?’ (2026-03-23)
“I don’t like to criticize anybody,” Dave Davies tells Rolling Stone . “But I didn’t particularly like his music. And I don’t like him because he’s t...
🇬🇧 ‘The lyrics to Lola by the Kinks are gross – I was really taken aback’: Moby’s honest playlist (2026-03-22)
<p>The DJ and multi-instrumentalist thinks Donna Summer still sounds like the future, but which ‘unevolved’ Kinks staple can he no longer stomach?</p>...

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