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The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more
Partying with Keith Moon, jamming with Jerry Lee Lewis, getting into a ménage à trois with Brian Jones – Dave Davies has done it all
The story behind The Kinks' brilliantly subversive classic Lola
A tale of sexual ambiguity in 60s Soho, Lola provided The Kinks with a worldwide hit at the exact moment they needed it most
Death Of A Clown: The Kinks' Ray Davies on the double-edged sword of solo success
The artist formerly known as Dave The Rave explains how his disenchantment with Swinging Sixties culture spawned an unlikely solo hit
"I fell to my left and felt a heavy thump as the bullet hit me": What happened when The Kinks' Ray Davies was shot in New Orleans
How a pleasant night out at a Japanese restaurant ended with Kinks mainman Ray Davies diving for cover as a gunman took aim
Watch Rory Gallagher and The Kinks set The Midnight Special ablaze in 1974
Includes the fastest version of The Kinks' You Really Got Me you're ever likely to witness
The Kinks' albums you should definitely listen to
Not only are The Kinks credited with creating the heavy metal blueprint, they also recorded some of rock’s most enduring songs. Here are their best albums
Dave Davies "very sad" to find his Rock Hall of Fame trophy for sale on eBay
Kinks icon Dave Davies lost track of Rock Hall trophy around the time of his 2004 stroke and now he hopes to get it back
"We get halfway through, just before the solo, and all the power goes off on stage": The night a furious Ray Davies cut a Yes set short before aiming blows and kicks at Rick Wakeman
In late 1971, Yes and The Kinks hooked up for a short run of shows in New York, but brotherly love between the bands was in short supply
