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Two lineups of the Kinks in 1965 (top) and 1970 (bottom). The Kinks are an English rock band from Muswell Hill, London. Formed in January 1963, the group originally comprised the Davies brothers Ray (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave (lead guitar, backing vocals), Pete Quaife (bass, backing vocals), and Mick Avory (drums). Quaife left the band for five months from June to November 1966 ...
"Dandy" was only released in Britain and America on the Face to Face album. However, it was released as a single in continental Europe, where it charted, reaching #1 in Germany, #2 in Belgium #3 in the Netherlands and #6 in Austria. In some countries, (such as Norway) "Dandy" was flipped with "Party Line" (also from Face to Face) as the A-side.
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The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. [3] [4] The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965.
Dave Davies of The Kinks, portrait, London, 1970s. (Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Images) ... The Kinks released their final studio album in 1993 and played their last official show in ’96, but ...
Sir Raymond Douglas Davies CBE (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ z / DAY-viz; [1] [2] born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing vocals.
Before he joined the Kinks, Avory was a member of the band Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos, who had a No. 30 hit with "Baby Sittin'" in August 1961. After leaving that group, he was asked twice to rehearse on drums at the Bricklayers Arms pub in London during late May/early June 1962 for a group of musicians who were later to become the Rolling ...
John Dalton was educated at Cheshunt Secondary Modern School at the same time as Harry Webb (who later found fame as Cliff Richard).Dalton's desire was to be a full-time musician, and in 1959 he joined Danny King and the Bluejacks as bass guitarist (although he claimed in a 2009 interview, [2] that he could not play a note when he joined).