Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England’s Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic ...

The Kinks are one of the bands from the British Invasion of the 1960s that displayed staying power. Although the popularity of their albums waxed and waned throughout the next few decades, they were ...

The 1960s were an incredibly formative decade for rock music, with bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones completely morphing the genre from its rock-and-roll roots into something much more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1964, the Kinks released what would become their breakthrough hit with the song “You Really Got Me.” The single, from the ...

Rumor has it that Jimmy Page recorded the iconic You Really Got Me Solo – however, Davies refutes these claims and reveals ...

Navigating the music industry often requires artists to go above and beyond in hopes that their effort will be worth the reward. Playing countless gigs until the right “big break” person is in the ...

In 1971, the great British rock group The Kinks embarked on a new phase of their career by signing with RCA Records. Freed from their old label Pye's insistence on hit singles, Ray Davies' song ...

In January 1978, Van Halen released their debut single, a cover of the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me.” The tune became a radio ...

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 ...

Ray Davies has said that he's in discussions with band members about a Kinks reunion with new material. The Kinks went their separate ways in 1996, and Ray and his brother Dave Davies have quashed the ...

Cover songs are a tricky thing to master, and Van Halen's 1978 cover of 'You Really Got Me' split opinions between The Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies upon release.